Portchester North West
Middle areaEast Fareham. 8,271 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Portchester North West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Portchester North West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Portchester North West at a rate of 50.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.1 per 1,000 people across Fareham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 151 |
| Other crime | 73 |
| Shoplifting | 61 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 59 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 41 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Drug offences | 6 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Portchester North West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Portchester North West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Portchester North West at a rate of 50.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.1 per 1,000 people across Fareham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 39 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Portchester North West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (151), other crime (73) and shoplifting (61).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Fareham
These figures are published for the whole of Fareham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Fareham and not Portchester North West alone. See Fareham
Portchester North West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Portchester North West was £340,000 in 2025.
Portchester North West had 8,111 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Portchester North West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Portchester North West, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.