Postcode · Gosport
Crime in PO12 3SU
How much crime is recorded in PO12 3SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Alverstoke & Privett
- Council
- Gosport
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,529 (2024)
PO12 3SUGosport
How safe is PO12 3SU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO12 3SU 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
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 3SUNational
Violence and sexual offences21.423.6
Public order5.04.6
Burglary4.69.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Shoplifting2.48.4
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Other theft2.14.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 59% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.