Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 125.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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 14th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Forton , and the 62nd 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 Forton Road (PO12 4TW) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 85.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forton Road (PO12 4TW), 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 2025Vehicle crime Oak Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Prince Of Wales Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Battenburg Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Grant Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Grant Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Other theft Parham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armstrong Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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