A man has been jailed for two years following a burglary at a home on Sydney Road, Gosport.

On Saturday 7 June 2025 Wayne Anderson Curtis entered a house and searched several rooms before speaking to the residents and then leaving the property. No-one was hurt in the incident.

Curtis aged 40-years-old, of Percy Road in Gosport, was subsequently identified, arrested, and charged with burglary. On 10 June 2025 Curtis admitted to the offence at Portsmouth Crown Court and subsequently on 21 August 2025 he was sentenced to two years in prison at the same court.

PC Kevin Parker from Eastern Area Crime Team said: “This is a significant sentence that sends a clear message that we deal robustly with burglary offences and those that choose to break into people’s properties. Burglary is a serious offence as it can be linked to, or fund, other forms of criminality and such brazen criminality will not be tolerated in Gosport.

“We should all feel safe and secure in our own homes and a stranger invading that space can have a long-lasting impact on victims. I would urge anyone who is aware of or sees anything suspicious in our area that could be linked to a burglary to report it to us”.

For more information on how to protect your home from burglary, visit our crime prevention page: https://www.hampshire.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/protect-home-crime/