Total Crime Rate

75.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.1 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 75.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 36.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 23.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sovereign Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Brockhurst & Privett , and the 104th 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 Sovereign Avenue (PO12 4GT) in the last 12 months was 75.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% higher than the Brockhurst & Privett average (59.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sovereign Avenue (PO12 4GT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Somerset Court (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sovereign Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Merganser Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alencon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montagu Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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