Postcode · Gosport
Crime in PO12 4HZ
How much crime is recorded in PO12 4HZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Elson
- Council
- Gosport
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,458 (2024)
PO12 4HZGosport
How safe is PO12 4HZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO12 4HZ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 4HZNational
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Other theft2.14.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Public order1.64.6
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Burglary0.19.1
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.