Total Crime Rate

148.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 148.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.9 9/10
  • Public order 32.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

St Nicholas Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Grange & Alver Valley , and the 46th highest crime rate of 267 local areas in Gosport .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Nicholas Avenue (PO13 9RS) in the last 12 months was 148.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% higher than the Grange & Alver Valley average (124.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 98.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Nicholas Avenue (PO13 9RS), the main crime hotspot is near Carless Close. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Nicholas Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Halyard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carless Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gilbert Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turner Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Turner Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Turner Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Marles Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marles Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Austerberry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marles Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carless Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charden Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charden Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Withies Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Austerberry Way Local resolution
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Data Sources

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