Total Crime Rate

20.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.1 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 20.3 2/10
  • Violent crimes 10.1 2/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Rectory 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.

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Crime Over Time in Rectory Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anglesey Arms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephenson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stephenson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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