Total Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.1 4/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westland Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Lee East , and the 94th lowest 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 Westland Drive (PO13 8GJ) in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% higher than the Lee East average (31.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westland Drive (PO13 8GJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albacore Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowan Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westland Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoverfly Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime South Place Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martlet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoverfly Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmore Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft South Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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