Total Crime Rate
54.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Selsey Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Elson , and the 125th lowest crime rate of 267 local areas in Gosport .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Selsey Avenue (PO12 4DJ) in the last 12 months was 54.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Selsey Avenue (PO12 4DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Beaumont Court. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Elson| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eastbourne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rydal Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hamlet Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selsey Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selsey Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunkeld Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Worthing Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastbourne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastbourne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | School Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sedgeley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richard Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamlet Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Richard Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brighton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richard Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hastings Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Battery Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Battery Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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