Postcode · Gosport
Crime in PO13 8HW
How much crime is recorded in PO13 8HW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lee-on-the-Solent
- Council
- Gosport
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,342 (2024)
PO13 8HWGosport
How safe is PO13 8HW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO13 8HW 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
15.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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).
PO13 8HWNational
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Burglary3.39.1
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Drugs1.82.4
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Public order0.44.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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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.