Total Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 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 72.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elson Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Elson , and the 119th highest crime rate of 267 local areas in Gosport .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elson Road (PO12 4BL) in the last 12 months was 72.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% lower than the Elson average (76.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elson Road (PO12 4BL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beryl Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Worthing Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Tynedale Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beryl Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hastings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Battery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brighton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selsey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selsey Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Eastbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order School Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wingate Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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