Total Crime Rate
22.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mountbatten Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Park Gate , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 359 local areas in Fareham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mountbatten Drive (SO31 7NF) in the last 12 months was 22.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% lower than the Park Gate average (53.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mountbatten Drive (SO31 7NF), the main crime hotspot is near Agincourt Drive. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Park Gate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Deerbrook Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rothschild Drive | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rothschild Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montefiore Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montefiore Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Woodthorpe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Tree Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oak Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Henry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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