Total Crime Rate

241.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 241.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 155.2 10/10
  • Public order 28.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Salt Meat Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Forton , and the 21st highest crime rate of 267 local areas in Gosport .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Salt Meat Lane (PO12 1GH) in the last 12 months was 241.9 per 1,000 residents and was 103.9% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 187.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salt Meat Lane (PO12 1GH), 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 Salt Meat Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flag Staff Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Grant Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salt Meat Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salt Meat Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Salt Meat Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joslin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Grant Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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