Postcode · Fareham
Crime in PO16 9LB
How much crime is recorded in PO16 9LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Portchester South East
- Council
- Fareham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,473 (2024)
PO16 9LBFareham
How safe is PO16 9LB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO16 9LB 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
16.1
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 9LBNational
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Shoplifting4.48.4
Other theft2.64.5
Public order2.24.6
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.