Gosport crime rate

Overview of Gosport crime rate

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Gosport, with a high crime rating, stands 6th among 25 surrounding boroughs in terms of crime rates. The year 2023 brought 7,999 crime reports within a populace of 81,952, leading to a crime rate of 97.61 per 1,000 people, reflecting an 11.61% decrease from the previous year.
The most frequent crimes in Gosport include Violence and sexual offences (42.8%), Anti-social behaviour (13.1%), and Public order (9.3%). The least common crimes are Bicycle theft (1.4%), Robbery (0.7%), and Theft from the person (0.5%).
Gosport encompasses 14 wards, with the highest crime rates in Harbourside & Town (264.6), Grange & Alver Valley (154.2), and Forton (123.9), while the safest wards are Alverstoke (58.6), Anglesey (Gosport) (43.0), and Lee East (41.2).
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In Gosport, there was an increase in Anti-social behaviour, Public order, Vehicle crime, and Violence and sexual offences in 2020 and 2021. However, anti-social behaviour saw a steady decline from 2021 through 2023, along with reductions in bicycle theft in 2020, public order offences and violence and sexual offences in 2023, indicating a complex yet gradually improving crime situation over these years.

Gosport crime incidents by crime type

A total of 7999 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
  • Violence and sexual offences – 3427 (42.8)%
  • Anti-social behaviour – 1044 (13.1)%
  • Public order – 740 (9.3)%
  • Criminal damage and arson – 664 (8.3)%
  • Other theft – 515 (6.4)%
  • Shoplifting – 475 (5.9)%
  • Vehicle crime – 265 (3.3)%
  • Burglary – 224 (2.8)%
  • Drugs – 201 (2.5)%
  • Other crime – 125 (1.6)%
  • Possession of weapons – 111 (1.4)%
  • Bicycle theft – 109 (1.4)%
  • Robbery – 56 (0.7)%
  • Theft from the person – 43 (0.5)%

How does Gosport compare against nearby areas ?

Gosport ranks 6th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

Heat map for all nearby areas Gosport is compared against

Crime rates in Gosport wards

There are 14 wards within Gosport. Harbourside & Town, Grange & Alver Valley, Forton has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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Crime rates in postcode districts under Gosport

There are 2 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Gosport. Highest crime rates in PO12, PO13 .

  • PO12 – 103.2
  • PO13 – 90.5

Postcode districts in Gosport

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