Postcode · Gosport
Crime in PO12 1RE
How much crime is recorded in PO12 1RE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gosport Town
- Council
- Gosport
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,554 (2024)
PO12 1REGosport
How safe is PO12 1RE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO12 1RE area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
113
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 1RENational
Violence and sexual offences44.523.6
Shoplifting23.68.4
Public order10.94.6
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Other theft7.34.5
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Burglary5.89.1
Drugs3.12.4
Bicycle theft2.81.0
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.