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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in PO12: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

PO12 recorded 320 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.92 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 39.1% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 1.6% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring86.39 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment320 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 1.6% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

320

Annual Crime Rate

86.39per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,420

Within PO12 district

Gosport

46,267

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Ordnance Road Map
total: 12 Public order: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2
12
Parking Area Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Burglary: 1
6
Mumby Road Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Theft from the person: 1
6
Trinity Green Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1
5
Salt Meat Lane Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Possession of weapons: 1
5
Nightclub Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Other crime: 1
5
St Faith'S Close Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 5
5
Alphage Road Map
total: 4 Bicycle theft: 2 Shoplifting: 2
4
Petrol Station Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4
4
Searle Drive Map
total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1
4

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
320 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
125
39.1%
Anti-social Behaviour
46
14.4%
Public Order
27
8.4%
Other Theft
26
8.1%
Criminal Damage & Arson
20
6.2%
Drug Offences
16
5.0%
Other Crime
13
4.1%
Shoplifting
11
3.4%
Bicycle Theft
8
2.5%
Vehicle Crime
8
2.5%
Weapons Possession
7
2.2%
Burglary
7
2.2%
Theft from Person
4
1.2%
Robbery
2
0.6%

Crime Analysis: PO12

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in PO12 (39.1%). Anti-social Behaviour (14.4%) and Public Order (8.4%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in PO12 has risen slightly — by 1.6%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for PO12 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_flat 0.0%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +1.6%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.1%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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