Total Crime Rate

206.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 206.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 118.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Other theft 24.5 10/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cottage Grove area has the 12th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Forton , and the 25th 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 Cottage Grove (PO12 3NY) in the last 12 months was 206.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.2% higher than the Forton average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 118.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottage Grove (PO12 3NY), the main crime hotspot is near Willow Place. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cottage Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Forton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottage Grove —
Apr 2026Drugs Cottage Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lees Lane North —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lees Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Close —
Apr 2026Drugs St John'S Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St John'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pelham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lear Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavinia Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Daisy Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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