Total Crime Rate

69.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forton Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Forton , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 267 local areas in Gosport .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forton Road (PO12 4TN) in the last 12 months was 69.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forton Road (PO12 4TN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Battenburg Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armstrong Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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