Postcode · Gosport
Crime in PO12 2EU
How much crime is recorded in PO12 2EU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Alverstoke & Privett
- Council
- Gosport
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,459 (2024)
PO12 2EUGosport
How safe is PO12 2EU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO12 2EU 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
19.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 2EUNational
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Anti-social behaviour13.210.7
Shoplifting5.48.4
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Burglary3.29.1
Drugs2.32.4
Other theft1.44.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.