Total Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 27.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Portchester Castle , and the 97th highest crime rate of 359 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 West Street (PO16 9UE) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% higher than the Portchester Castle average (45.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (PO16 9UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Kingsway, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Linden Lea Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Marlborough Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nelson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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