Total Crime Rate

70.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 70.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hamlet Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Elson , and the 116th highest 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 Hamlet Way (PO12 4DX) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamlet Way (PO12 4DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alphage Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaumont Court (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hamlet Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Elson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Alphage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wingate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alphage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Alphage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alphage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parker Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elson Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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