Total Crime Rate

132.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 132.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Public order 25.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandown Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Alverstoke , and the 58th 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 Sandown Close (PO12 2TT) in the last 12 months was 132.5 per 1,000 residents and was 196.0% higher than the Alverstoke average (44.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandown Close (PO12 2TT), the main crime hotspot is near Tower Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandown Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Tower Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tower Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Tower Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadsands Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandford Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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