Total Crime Rate
45.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kenwood Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Portchester Castle , and the 144th highest crime rate of 356 local areas in Fareham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kenwood Road (PO16 9LS) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% higher than the Portchester Castle average (42.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kenwood Road (PO16 9LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edgar Crescent, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kenwood Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fareham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Edgar Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Edgar Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Roman Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denville Avenue | Under investigation |
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