Total Crime Rate

167.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 167.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eastbourne Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Elson , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 267 local areas in Gosport .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eastbourne Avenue (PO12 4NX) in the last 12 months was 167.6 per 1,000 residents and was 119.7% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 111.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastbourne Avenue (PO12 4NX), the main crime hotspot is near Beryl Avenue. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eastbourne Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Battery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Dunkeld Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beryl Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Beryl Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sedgeley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brighton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order School Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adur Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hastings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Worthing Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Eastbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selsey Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selsey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rydal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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