Total Crime Rate
658.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Harbour Road 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 .
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 Harbour Road (PO12 1GX) in the last 12 months was 658.4 per 1,000 residents and was 455.0% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 242.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harbour Road (PO12 1GX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ordnance Road (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Forton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ferry Terminal | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ferry Terminal | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ferry Terminal | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ferry Terminal | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferry Terminal | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferry Terminal | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferry Terminal | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferry Terminal | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Trinity Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Path | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Path | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Path | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Path | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ferry Terminal | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferry Terminal | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | South Cross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mumby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mumby Road | Under investigation |
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