Total Crime Rate
52.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Northcroft Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Brockhurst & Privett , and the 122nd lowest crime rate of 267 local areas in Gosport .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Northcroft Road (PO12 3DR) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% lower than the Brockhurst & Privett average (59.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northcroft Road (PO12 3DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Durley Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gosport| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bedford Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claudia Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Claudia Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grange Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mortimore Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Northcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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