Total Crime Rate
80.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Crossways area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Forton , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 267 local areas in Gosport .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Crossways (PO12 4RH) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% lower than the Forton average (118.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Crossways (PO12 4RH), the main crime hotspot is near St Vincent Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Forton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heidi Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Vincent Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keith Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heidi Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Reed'S Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Willow Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Freemantle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Vincent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Vincent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Vincent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Vincent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | San Diego Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trafalgar Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keith Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Felix Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheeler Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Forton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St John'S Close | Offender given a caution |
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