Postcode · Gosport
Crime in PO12 1LB
How much crime is recorded in PO12 1LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gosport Town
- Council
- Gosport
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,496 (2024)
PO12 1LBGosport
How safe is PO12 1LB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO12 1LB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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).
PO12 1LBNational
Violence and sexual offences18.923.6
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Public order6.74.6
Other theft6.14.5
Burglary5.59.1
Drugs4.82.4
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 49% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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80
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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.