Total Crime Rate
75.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sovereign 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.
View Crime In Gosport| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Merganser Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alencon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Montagu Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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