Crime in Gosport
Recorded crime in Gosport is about the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 26%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
82,921 residents in 56 neighbourhoods. 1% live in busy town or city centres.
- Safety
- 4/10Above average crime
- Living
- 6.4/10Fair
- 5-year change
- −26%fewer crimes
Crime over 5 years
Down 26% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Gosport, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: about the England and Wales average. 81 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 71% of the harm here
- Burglary: 11% of the harm here
- Other theft: 4% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 71% 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: 18 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
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 | 0.5 |
| Burglary | 3.6 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 36.7 |
| Drugs | 2.3 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.9 |
| Other crime | 1.5 |
| Other theft | 5.9 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.4 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 4.4 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 8.8 |
| Public order | 8.3 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.9 |
| Shoplifting | 5.6 |
What crimes are recorded in Gosport
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. 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 29% |
| Vehicle tampering | 48 | 0.58 | Down 26% |
| Vandalism to homes | 127 | 1.5 | Down 10% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 68 | 0.82 | Down 9% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 173 | 2.1 | Down 18% |
| Arson | 25 | 0.30 | Down 19% |
| Burglary of homes | 68 | 0.82 | Down 28% |
| Burglary of businesses | 38 | 0.46 | Down 22% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 34 | 0.41 | Down 17% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 37 | 0.45 | Down 24% |
| Robbery of people | 29 | 0.35 | Up 21% |
| Robbery of businesses | 13 | 0.16 | - |
| Violence with injury | 700 | 8.4 | Down 10% |
| Violence without injury | 881 | 10.6 | Down 23% |
| Stalking and harassment | 1,095 | 13.2 | Up 2% |
| Sexual offences | 338 | 4.1 | About the same |
| Shoplifting | 358 | 4.3 | Down 31% |
| Bicycle theft | 81 | 0.98 | Down 10% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 28 | 0.34 | Down 7% |
| Drug dealing | 44 | 0.53 | Up 2% |
| Drug possession | 217 | 2.6 | Up 19% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Hampshire Police area: 991 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (991 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Gosport.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
Towns and cities in Gosport
Postcode districts in Gosport
Questions about crime in Gosport
- Is Gosport a safe place to live?
- Gosport scores 4 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Gosport?
- Down 26% over 5 years, from 7,590 recorded crimes a year to 5,604.
- What is the most common crime in Gosport?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 37 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How many cars are stolen in Gosport?
- In Gosport, 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?
- 368 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Gosport in 2025/26, 4.4 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 Gosport in 2025/26, against 2 the year before.