Total Crime Rate

25.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 25.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 17.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cow Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Portchester Castle , and the 128th 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 Cow Lane (PO16 9QS) in the last 12 months was 25.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cow Lane (PO16 9QS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cow Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sunningdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edgar Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edgar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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