Total Crime Rate
461.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
218.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Forton , and the 4th 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 1EA) in the last 12 months was 461.3 per 1,000 residents and was 316.5% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 218.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (PO12 1EA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gosport| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trinity Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Path | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mumby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mumby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mumby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mumby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mumby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mumby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Trinity Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pavilion Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Green | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | South Cross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | South Cross Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Thorngate Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Thorngate Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorngate Way | — |
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