Total Crime Rate

43.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 14.6 3/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clarence Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Forton , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 267 local areas in Gosport .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clarence Road (PO12 1BB) in the last 12 months was 43.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% lower than the Forton average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarence Road (PO12 1BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ordnance Road, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Salt Meat Lane (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clarence Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Henry Player Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flag Staff Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pavilion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorngate Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorngate Way
Apr 2026Public order Thorngate Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Thorngate Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mumby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mumby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mumby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mumby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mumby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mumby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order South Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Cross Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Road
Apr 2026Public order Ordnance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salt Meat Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salt Meat Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salt Meat Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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