Total Crime Rate

217.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 217.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 138.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Homer Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Grange & Alver Valley , and the 26th highest crime rate of 267 local areas in Gosport .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Homer Close (PO13 9TJ) in the last 12 months was 217.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 162.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 86.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Homer Close (PO13 9TJ), the main crime hotspot is near Homer Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Homer Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Biddlecombe Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bucksey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Franklin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Homer Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowallan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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