Postcode · Gosport
Crime in PO12 4LY
How much crime is recorded in PO12 4LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Priddy's Hard & Brockhurst East
- Council
- Gosport
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,449 (2024)
PO12 4LYGosport
How safe is PO12 4LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO12 4LY area, 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
23.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 4LYNational
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Anti-social behaviour15.510.7
Public order5.44.6
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Burglary3.19.1
Other crime2.31.5
Other theft2.14.5
Drugs1.92.4
Shoplifting1.18.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.