Total Crime Rate

321.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 321.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 173.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 76.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Other theft 40.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dove Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Locks Heath , and the 6th highest crime rate of 356 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 Dove Gardens (SO31 7FP) in the last 12 months was 321.4 per 1,000 residents and was 945.3% higher than the Locks Heath average (30.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 76.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dove Gardens (SO31 7FP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Locks Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dove Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Locks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Squirrel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middle Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Locks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Locks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Locks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Locks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Locks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Locks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Locks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Locks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Squirrel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Drake Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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