Total Crime Rate

168.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 168.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.5 10/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Wavell Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bridgemary , and the 40th 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 Wavell Road (PO13 0XR) in the last 12 months was 168.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% higher than the Bridgemary average (91.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 114.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wavell Road (PO13 0XR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Braemar Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wavell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarius Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgemary Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarius Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tarius Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cunningham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wavell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgemary Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgemary Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balmoral Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgemary Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgemary Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Perth Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgemary Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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