Total Crime Rate

49.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grove Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Elson , and the 112th 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 Grove Road (PO12 4JN) in the last 12 months was 49.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% lower than the Elson average (76.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road (PO12 4JN), the main crime hotspot is near Blenheim Gardens. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montagu Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Lapwing Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pipit Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerset Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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