Total Crime Rate

385.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

187.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 385.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 187.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.6 10/10
  • Public order 66.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 66.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.7 10/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cotsworth Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Elson , and the 6th highest crime rate of 267 local areas in Gosport .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cotsworth Road (PO12 4FA) in the last 12 months was 385.4 per 1,000 residents and was 458.2% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 187.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotsworth Road (PO12 4FA), the main crime hotspot is near Vineside. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cotsworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vineside —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cotsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Vineside Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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