Total Crime Rate
51.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dampier Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Grange & Alver Valley , and the 116th lowest 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 Dampier Close (PO13 9SB) in the last 12 months was 51.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% lower than the Grange & Alver Valley average (112.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dampier Close (PO13 9SB), the main crime hotspot is near Rambler Drive. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gosport| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Franklin Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broomfield Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broomfield Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broomfield Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broomfield Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broomfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakthorn Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highwood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hudson Close | Local resolution |
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