Total Crime Rate
173.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Avery Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Brockhurst & Privett , and the 39th 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 Avery Lane (PO12 4SR) in the last 12 months was 173.6 per 1,000 residents and was 144.4% higher than the Brockhurst & Privett average (71.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 106.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Avery Lane (PO12 4SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Netherton Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brockhurst & Privett| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adur Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harding Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Gladstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunkeld Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastbourne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Linnet Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Linnet Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastbourne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnett Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eastbourne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Burnett Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Battery Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Burnett Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brockhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brockhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brockhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Battery Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Teignmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Norfolk Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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