Postcode · Fareham
Crime in PO16 9FG
How much crime is recorded in PO16 9FG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Portchester North West
- Council
- Fareham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,951 (2024)
PO16 9FGFareham
How safe is PO16 9FG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO16 9FG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
PO16 9FGNational
Violence and sexual offences17.023.6
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Public order2.34.6
Other theft2.14.5
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Drugs0.92.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Burglary0.39.1
Robbery0.01.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.