Total Crime Rate

63.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 63.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Avenue Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Forton , and the 127th 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 Avenue Road (PO12 1LD) in the last 12 months was 63.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 42.9% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Road (PO12 1LD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avenue Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pearce Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Pearce Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferrol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Armstrong Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Prince Of Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Stoke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Leventhorpe Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lear Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearce Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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