Total Crime Rate

72.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 72.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 54.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prince Of Wales Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Forton , and the 110th highest 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 Prince Of Wales Road (PO12 1JP) in the last 12 months was 72.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Of Wales Road (PO12 1JP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prince Of Wales Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Anchorage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Prince Of Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Henry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearce Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pavilion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pearce Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Pearce Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockleshell Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shamrock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Henry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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