Total Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.5 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 41.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 35.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Elson Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Elson , and the 92nd 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 Elson Lane (PO12 4EU) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elson Lane (PO12 4EU), 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 Elson Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dunkeld Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dunkeld Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Alphage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Alphage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alphage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alphage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stanley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Elson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parker Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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