So you are thinking of moving to Fareham in Hampshire? You've found some estate agents and they have told you what you wanted to hear. You've read some speil by a local councillor who says that Fareham is on the up an up? Now it's time for a bit of reality. Cold hard statistics culled from the Police, the Indices of Deprivation and the latest census. Is Fareham the land of milk and honey or are Portchester, Southwick and Wickham a lot better? Time to find out.
Crime in Fareham
Using the latest Police street crime figures for the month of August 2020 we have compiled a table of the most voilent Policing areas in and around Fareham. Naturally the more urban and more central areas will have a higher rate of crime, but often you can be surprised when that is not the case and that is the area you want to move to.
| Polcing Area | Voilent Crimes |
|---|---|
| Fareham | 70 |
| Bridgemary | 57 |
| Wallington | 55 |
| Heathfield | 45 |
| Portchester | 39 |
| Funtley | 38 |
| Peel Common | 34 |
| Catisfield | 34 |
| Crockerhill | 15 |
| Boarhunt | 1 |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has crime statistics for Fareham. These statitics are published by the government every 2-3 years. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. We've collated an average rank for all the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in each ward in and around Fareham. The table below shows ten wards in this area, from the best to the worst.
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Bridgemary North (Best) | 13439/32845 |
| Fareham South | 14349/32845 |
| Fareham East | 15985/32845 |
| Southwick and Wickham | 17503/32845 |
| Portchester East | 20304/32845 |
| Titchfield | 21127/32845 |
| Fareham North-West | 21578/32845 |
| Fareham North | 25362/32845 |
| Portchester West | 26645/32845 |
| Fareham West (Worst) | 27968/32845 |
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Your Health in Fareham
If you are thinking of moving to Fareham, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. We've taken the healh question from the latest census to find out and how Fareham compares to its neighbouring local authorities. People were asked to rate their current health from very bad to very good;
| Local Authority | Very Bad | Bad | Fair | Good | Very Good |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton | 1.2% | 3.89% | 12.36% | 34.99% | 47.56% |
| Portsmouth | 1.15% | 3.9% | 12.42% | 34.84% | 47.69% |
| Fareham (Fareham) | 0.9% | 3.13% | 12.22% | 35.21% | 48.55% |
| Gosport | 0.99% | 3.89% | 13.58% | 36.21% | 45.32% |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Fareham. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average rank for all the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in each ward in and around Fareham. The table below shows ten wards in this area, from the best to the worst;
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Bridgemary North (Best) | 12770/32845 |
| Fareham South | 17082/32845 |
| Fareham North-West | 19841/32845 |
| Portchester East | 24741/32845 |
| Fareham North | 25300/32845 |
| Southwick and Wickham | 25789/32845 |
| Fareham East | 25833/32845 |
| Titchfield | 25883/32845 |
| Fareham West | 27791/32845 |
| Portchester West (Worst) | 28451/32845 |
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Deprivation in Fareham
Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average Index of Multiple Deprivation rank of all the LSOAs in the wards in and around Fareham. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space.
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Bridgemary North (Best) | 12332/32845 |
| Fareham South | 14406/32845 |
| Southwick and Wickham | 15675/32845 |
| Fareham North-West | 21301/32845 |
| Fareham East | 22853/32845 |
| Portchester East | 24039/32845 |
| Titchfield | 24543/32845 |
| Fareham North | 27003/32845 |
| Portchester West | 27014/32845 |
| Fareham West (Worst) | 29979/32845 |
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