Crime in Gosport
Recorded crime in Gosport is 1.6 times the Gosport council average and 1.6 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 28%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Gosport: about 18,905 residents in 23 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 2/10High crime
- Living
- 7.0/10Good
- 5-year change
- −28%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.6×the Gosport council average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Gosport.
Crime over 5 years
Down 28% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Gosport, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.6× the Gosport council average (1.6× the England and Wales average). 142 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 69% of the harm here
- Burglary: 10% of the harm here
- Other theft: 4% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 69% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 28 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Gosport (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Gosport council area, not only the town of Gosport. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 94 | 1.1 | Up 2% |
| Cars broken into | 101 | 1.2 | Down 30% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 369 | 4.5 | Down 14% |
| Burglary of homes | 67 | 0.81 | Down 31% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in PO12
In PO12, the postcode district at the centre of Gosport, 9% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 2,007 | 6% | 9% | 64% | 13% | 8% |
| Shoplifting | 399 | 32% | 4% | 12% | 50% | 2% |
| Public order | 348 | 4% | 12% | 45% | 34% | 5% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 343 | 11% | 10% | 25% | 48% | 5% |
| Other theft | 239 | 2% | 3% | 22% | 68% | 5% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 147 | 7% | 3% | 17% | 69% | 5% |
| Drugs | 138 | 15% | 64% | 7% | 10% | 4% |
| Burglary | 97 | 3% | 2% | 25% | 64% | 6% |
| Other crime | 89 | 9% | 3% | 54% | 20% | 13% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 6% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.0 |
| Burglary | 5.5 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 57.2 |
| Drugs | 4.6 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 1.7 |
| Other crime | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 10.4 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1.3 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 5.5 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 11.5 |
| Public order | 14.5 |
| Bicycle theft | 5.2 |
| Shoplifting | 21.2 |
Postcode districts in Gosport
Nearby towns
Council: Gosport
Questions about crime in Gosport
- Is Gosport a safe place to live?
- Gosport scores 2 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.6 times the Gosport council average.
- Is crime going up or down in Gosport?
- Down 28% over 5 years, from 3,019 recorded crimes a year to 2,186.
- What is the most common crime in Gosport?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 57 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Gosport compare with Gosport council?
- Crime severity in Gosport is 1.6 times the Gosport council average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Gosport?
- In PO12, the postcode district at the centre of Gosport, 9% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 30% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Gosport?
- Of 97 burglaries reported in PO12, the postcode district at the centre of Gosport between September 2024 and August 2025, 3% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 64% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Gosport?
- In the Gosport council area, the police recorded 94 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.1 per 1,000 residents, up 2% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Gosport?
- 369 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in the Gosport council area, 4.5 per 1,000 residents, 0.9 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Gosport last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in the Gosport council area, against 2 the year before.