Total Crime Rate

119.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 119.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 96.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Mariners Way area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Forton , and the 54th highest crime rate of 267 local areas in Gosport .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mariners Way (PO12 1SU) in the last 12 months was 119.8 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% higher than the Forton average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 96.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mariners Way (PO12 1SU), the main crime hotspot is near Old Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mariners Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shamrock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Anchorage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thornbrake Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Thornbrake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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