Total Crime Rate

15.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 15.7 2/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Shaftesbury Road area has the lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Forton , and the 26th 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 Shaftesbury Road (PO12 1RU) in the last 12 months was 15.7 per 1,000 residents and was 85.8% lower than the Forton average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around Shaftesbury Road (PO12 1RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Anchorage Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stoke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Stoke Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Thornbrake Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Leventhorpe Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Molesworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Woodstock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Salisbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Thornbrake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Crossland Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Nelson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossland Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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