Total Crime Rate
60.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Southcroft Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Brockhurst & Privett , and the 131st 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 Southcroft Road (PO12 3LA) in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% lower than the Brockhurst & Privett average (71.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -72.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Southcroft Road (PO12 3LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lester Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Selborne Gardens (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brockhurst & Privett| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ann'S Hill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moore Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilmott Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Salerno Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grange Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingston Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kingston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Ann'S Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Norman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ann'S Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ann'S Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wilmott Lane | Offender given a caution |
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