Total Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 46.8 5/10
  • Other theft 23.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 6.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Weymouth Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Elson , and the 107th 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 Weymouth Avenue (PO12 4NR) in the last 12 months was 46.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower than the Elson average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Weymouth Avenue (PO12 4NR), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Weymouth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Captains Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dunkeld Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dunkeld Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Battery Close —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brockhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brockhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Battery Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chantry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adur Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thetford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherton Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Thetford Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chantry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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