Crime Rates at Castle Street, Portchester, Fareham, PO16 9QL

Castle Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Portchester Castle , and the 158th lowest crime rate of 356 local areas in Fareham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Street (PO16 9QL) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% lower than the Portchester Castle average (42.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (PO16 9QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near York Gardens, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.