Total Crime Rate

352.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 352.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 206.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.6 9/10
  • Public order 24.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Brook Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Locks Heath , and the 7th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Fareham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brook Lane (SO31 7DL) in the last 12 months was 352.3 per 1,000 residents and was 945.4% higher than the Locks Heath average (33.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 176.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 96.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Lane (SO31 7DL), the main crime hotspot is near Locks Road. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brook Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Locks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middle Road

Data Sources

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