Total Crime Rate
17.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Richards Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Locks Heath , and the 82nd lowest 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 Richards Close (SO31 6LN) in the last 12 months was 17.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% lower than the Locks Heath average (30.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Richards Close (SO31 6LN), the main crime hotspot is near High Oaks Close. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Park Gate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Locks Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Common Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Oaks Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Oaks Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Common Gardens | — |
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