Total Crime Rate
105.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Parham Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Forton , and the 78th 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 Parham Road (PO12 4TZ) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Parham Road (PO12 4TZ), 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.
View Crime In Forton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Battenburg Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Albert Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armstrong Close | Under investigation |
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