Total Crime Rate
68.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Primrose Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bridgemary , and the 120th 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 Primrose Close (PO13 0WP) in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Primrose Close (PO13 0WP), the main crime hotspot is near Prideaux-Brune Avenue. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gosport| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prideaux-Brune Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgemary Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | James Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | James Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | James Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morris Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgemary Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgemary Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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