Total Crime Rate

61.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 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
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 7th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Grange & Alver Valley , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 267 local areas in Gosport .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Nicholas Avenue (PO13 9RW) in the last 12 months was 61.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% lower than the Grange & Alver Valley average (124.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Nicholas Avenue (PO13 9RW), the main crime hotspot is near Hudson Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Nicholas Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Frobisher Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hudson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakthorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakthorn Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dampier Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Franklin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Paffard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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