Total Crime Rate

257.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

188.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 257.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 188.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 179.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.6 9/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cobden Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Forton , and the 14th highest crime rate of 267 local areas in Gosport .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cobden Street (PO12 4QH) in the last 12 months was 257.3 per 1,000 residents and was 132.3% higher than the Forton average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 188.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cobden Street (PO12 4QH), the main crime hotspot is near Willow Place. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cobden Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lees Lane North —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Forton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St John'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St John'S Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Cottage Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottage Grove —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lees Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Vincent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Vincent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Vincent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Crossways Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keith Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lear Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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