Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Road, Gosport, PO12 1RX

Shaftesbury Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Forton , and the 8th 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 Shaftesbury Road (PO12 1RX) in the last 12 months was 354.8 per 1,000 residents and was 199.1% higher than the Forton average (118.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 83.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Road (PO12 1RX), 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.