Total Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Weevil Lane area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Forton , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 267 local areas in Gosport .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Weevil Lane (PO12 1FL) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Weevil Lane (PO12 1FL), the main crime hotspot is near Salt Meat Lane. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Weevil Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salt Meat Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flag Staff Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Salt Meat Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salt Meat Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joslin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Grant Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Grant Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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