Total Crime Rate
23.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mayfield Road area has the lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Forton , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 267 local areas in Gosport .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mayfield Road (PO12 1RA) in the last 12 months was 23.5 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% lower than the Forton average (118.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mayfield Road (PO12 1RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Forton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Old Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dolman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dolman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oak Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stoke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stoke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hilton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henry Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jamaica Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crossland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dolphin Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Anchorage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Anchorage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jamaica Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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