Total Crime Rate
177.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
74.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rowner Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Grange & Alver Valley , and the 31st 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 Rowner Lane (PO13 9SP) in the last 12 months was 177.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rowner Lane (PO13 9SP), the main crime hotspot is near Bucksey Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 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 | Bucksey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Mansfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bucksey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bucksey Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bucksey Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Franklin Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Biddlecombe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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