Total Crime Rate
20.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rectory Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Anglesey , and the 32nd 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 Rectory Close (PO12 2HT) in the last 12 months was 20.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% lower than the Anglesey average (35.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rectory Close (PO12 2HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avenue Court, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Mark'S Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gosport| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coward Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Anglesey Arms Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stephenson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stephenson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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