Total Crime Rate
167.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beryl 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 Beryl Avenue (PO12 4NZ) 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 Beryl Avenue (PO12 4NZ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Elson| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brockhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Worthing Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Norfolk Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brockhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tynedale Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adur Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beryl Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beryl Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hastings Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selsey Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selsey Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunkeld Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastbourne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eastbourne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Battery Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Battery Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brockhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastbourne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brighton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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