Total Crime Rate

36.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Puffin Gardens area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bridgemary , and the 78th lowest crime rate of 267 local areas in Gosport .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Puffin Gardens (PO13 0RF) in the last 12 months was 36.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% lower than the Bridgemary average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Puffin Gardens (PO13 0RF), the main crime hotspot is near Stoners Close. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Puffin Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kittiwake Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dayshes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nesbitt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nesbitt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nesbitt Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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