Total Crime Rate

115.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 115.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 44.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Elgar Close area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Alverstoke , and the 60th 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 Elgar Close (PO12 2LU) in the last 12 months was 115.7 per 1,000 residents and was 161.8% higher than the Alverstoke average (44.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elgar Close (PO12 2LU), the main crime hotspot is near Village Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elgar Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alvercliffe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephenson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stephenson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Elgar Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgar Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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