Postcode · Gosport
Crime in PO12 3UZ
How much crime is recorded in PO12 3UZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gosport Town
- Council
- Gosport
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,769 (2024)
PO12 3UZGosport
How safe is PO12 3UZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 57.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO12 3UZ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
57.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
110
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 3UZNational
Violence and sexual offences48.623.6
Shoplifting14.28.4
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Burglary8.99.1
Other theft7.54.5
Public order6.74.6
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Drugs5.52.4
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime2.41.5
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Robbery1.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.