Total Crime Rate

177.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 177.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Orwell Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Brockhurst & Privett , and the 38th 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 Orwell Close (PO12 4GR) in the last 12 months was 177.4 per 1,000 residents and was 149.7% higher than the Brockhurst & Privett average (71.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 107.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orwell Close (PO12 4GR), the main crime hotspot is near Felicia Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orwell Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orion Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montagu Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pipit Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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