Total Crime Rate

363.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

136.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 363.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 136.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 56.8 8/10
  • Public order 31.3 10/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Lee East , and the 7th highest crime rate of 267 local areas in Gosport .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (PO13 9DA) in the last 12 months was 363.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1209.5% higher than the Lee East average (27.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 136.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (PO13 9DA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swanage Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beach Road —
Apr 2026Public order Russell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Pier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pier Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pier Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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