Total Crime Rate

444.4 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 444.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 134.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 128.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.2 10/10
  • Public order 37.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Drugs 23.6 10/10
  • Other crime 13.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

South 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.

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Crime Over Time in South Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order South Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gosport Bus Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gosport Bus Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gosport Bus Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gosport Bus Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gosport Bus Station —
Sep 2025Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thorngate Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thorngate Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thorngate Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thorngate Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Harbour Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thorngate Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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