Crime Rate in Lee East, ward

Lee East has the lowest crime rate of 14 wards in Gosport district and the 859th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 110th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lee East in the last 12 months was 31.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% lower than the Gosport district average (88.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lee East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 110 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lee East ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Albacore Close, with 21 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Rowan Close (12 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.