Crime Rates at High Street, Gosport, PO12 1DS

High Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Forton , and the 6th 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 1DS) in the last 12 months was 444.4 per 1,000 residents and was 274.7% higher than the Forton average (118.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 175.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (PO12 1DS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.