Total Crime Rate
444.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025South Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Forton , and the 6th highest crime rate of 267 local areas in Gosport .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around South Street (PO12 1NW) in the last 12 months was 444.4 per 1,000 residents and was 274.7% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 175.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around South Street (PO12 1NW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Forton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | South Cross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gosport Bus Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gosport Bus Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gosport Bus Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gosport Bus Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gosport Bus Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ferry Terminal | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Thorngate Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Thorngate Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Thorngate Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Thorngate Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harbour Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Path | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Thorngate Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferry Terminal | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ferry Terminal | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ferry Terminal | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferry Terminal | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferry Terminal | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | — |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.