Total Crime Rate

37.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Priory Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Elson , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 267 local areas in Gosport .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Road (PO12 4LG) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Road (PO12 4LG), 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 Priory Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerset Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pipit Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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