Total Crime Rate

113.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 113.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 17.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Vernon Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Brockhurst & Privett , and the 65th 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 Vernon Road (PO12 3NT) in the last 12 months was 113.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.7% higher than the Brockhurst & Privett average (59.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 93.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernon Road (PO12 3NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cottage Grove (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vernon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Camden Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Faith'S Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Faith'S Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Faith'S Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottage Grove —
Apr 2026Drugs Cottage Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lees Lane North —
Apr 2026Drugs St John'S Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lees Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St John'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Donnelly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tintern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tintern Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Faith'S Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Faith'S Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Pelham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norman Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavinia Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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