Total Crime Rate

354.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

180.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 354.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 180.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.9 10/10
  • Public order 55.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 31.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Monks Walk area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Elson , and the 9th highest crime rate of 268 local areas in Gosport .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Monks Walk (PO12 4BF) in the last 12 months was 354.2 per 1,000 residents and was 385.3% higher than the Elson average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 180.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monks Walk (PO12 4BF), the main crime hotspot is near Wandesford Place. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Monks Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Wandesford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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