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.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
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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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List of all 14 wards from high crime rate to low.
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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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