Total Crime Rate
55.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vine Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Hook-with-Warsash , and the 119th highest crime rate of 356 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 Vine Close (SO31 7DB) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% higher than the Hook-with-Warsash average (37.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vine Close (SO31 7DB), the main crime hotspot is near Barnes Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Locks Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Barnes Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnes Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Brook Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnes Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Barnes Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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