Crime Rates at High Street, Gosport, PO12 1DG

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Forton , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 267 local areas in Gosport .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (PO12 1DG) in the last 12 months was 531.3 per 1,000 residents and was 379.6% higher than the Forton average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 285.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (PO12 1DG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.