Total Crime Rate

20.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 20.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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 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 · 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 lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Portchester Castle , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 359 local areas in Fareham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Street (PO16 9UF) in the last 12 months was 20.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% lower than the Portchester Castle average (45.1 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (PO16 9UF), 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 (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Marlborough Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime The Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Linden Lea Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Kingsway 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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