Total Crime Rate

307.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.5 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 307.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 132.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 120.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.4 10/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.1 10/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cockleshell Square area has the 8th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Forton , and the 11th 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 Cockleshell Square (PO12 1FB) in the last 12 months was 307.2 per 1,000 residents and was 177.4% higher than the Forton average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -61.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 120.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 121.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cockleshell Square (PO12 1FB), the main crime hotspot is near Ordnance Road. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cockleshell Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thorngate Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shamrock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Henry Player Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mumby Road 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 2026Other crime Thorngate Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Cross Street —
Apr 2026Public order South Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mumby Road 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 South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flag Staff Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mumby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockleshell Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ordnance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ordnance Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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