Postcode · Gosport
Crime in PO12 1LG
How much crime is recorded in PO12 1LG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clayhall & Anglesey
- Council
- Gosport
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,219 (2024)
PO12 1LGGosport
How safe is PO12 1LG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO12 1LG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 1LGNational
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Other theft10.94.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order2.24.6
Robbery1.41.4
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs0.82.4
Burglary0.49.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.