Postcode district · Gosport
Crime in PO13
How much crime is recorded in PO13, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Gosport
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 45,560 (2024)
PO13Postcode district · Gosport
How safe is PO13
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO13, 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
26.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
PO13National
Violence and sexual offences23.423.6
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Public order4.64.6
Other theft3.64.5
Burglary3.59.1
Shoplifting2.58.4
Drugs1.72.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.