Total Crime Rate

576.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

348.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 576.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 348.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 221.5 10/10
  • Public order 113.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 107.6 10/10
  • Other theft 38.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.0 10/10
  • Drugs 19.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 12.7 6/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 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

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Forton , and the 2nd 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 1EE) in the last 12 months was 576.0 per 1,000 residents and was 420.0% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 348.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (PO12 1EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ordnance Road (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Green
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
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 2026Public order Trinity Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pavilion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Green Action to be taken by another organisation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour South Cross Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thorngate Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thorngate Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorngate Way

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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