Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 58.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hastings Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Elson , and the 133rd 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 Hastings Avenue (PO12 4BY) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% lower than the Elson average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hastings Avenue (PO12 4BY), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hastings Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Alphage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Alphage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dunkeld Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dunkeld Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Battery Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alphage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Battery Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adur Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Captains Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thetford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thetford Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alphage Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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