Total Crime Rate

166.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.7 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 166.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 106.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Nicholas Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Grange & Alver Valley , and the 37th 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 9TA) in the last 12 months was 166.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 106.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Nicholas Avenue (PO13 9TA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in St Nicholas Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bucksey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homer Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Biddlecombe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franklin Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mansfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bucksey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bucksey Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bucksey Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broomfield Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broomfield Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broomfield Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broomfield Crescent —
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Data Sources

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