Total Crime Rate
58.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Moat Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Alverstoke , and the 134th 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 Moat Drive (PO12 2SR) in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% higher than the Alverstoke average (44.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 160.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moat Drive (PO12 2SR), the main crime hotspot is near Tower Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gosport| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stokes Bay Mobile Home Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat Drive | Under investigation |
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