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Crime in Fareham by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,391crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+18%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Funtleylowest rate25.5 per 1,000 a year
69middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Sarisbury (-3%), Swanwick (5%) and Park Gate (8%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Lower SwanwickSO31 · 1,712 residents 245.3▲ 91%violence
2SarisburySO31 · 5,659 residents 103.2▼ 3%violence
3FarehamPO16 · 34,289 residents 95.8▲ 9%violence
4PortchesterPO16 · 27,660 residents 93▲ 22%violence
5CatisfieldPO15 · 10,335 residents 89.4▲ 89%violence
6Sarisbury GreenSO31 · 6,027 residents 71▲ 14%violence
7TitchfieldPO14 · 4,292 residents 69▲ 14%violence
8StubbingtonPO14 · 21,441 residents 66.8▲ 30%violence
9WarsashSO31 · 8,764 residents 61.2▲ 14%violence
10Park GateSO31 · 40,715 residents 59.2▲ 8%violence
11BurridgeSO31 · 7,900 residents 59.2▲ 14%violence
12Locks HeathSO31 · 19,629 residents 50.3▲ 11%violence
13SwanwickSO31 · 10,832 residents 41.4▲ 5%violence
14FuntleyPO17 · 8,465 residents 25.5▼ 31%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Fareham have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Funtley, Swanwick, Locks Heath, Burridge and Park Gate.

Which areas of Fareham have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Lower Swanwick, Sarisbury, Fareham, Portchester and Catisfield.

Is crime going up or down in Fareham?

Across Fareham, 2,391 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 18% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.