Three teenagers from Gosport have pled guilty to criminal damage and arson following a fire at Gosport bus station in 2024.

Police were called at around 4:48am on Tuesday 26 November 2024 by the fire service reporting a small fire at Gosport bus station.

Three 15-year-old boys, all from Gosport, appeared at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court on Monday 9 December 2025 and pled guilty to the following offences,

• Arson at Gosport Bus Station on Tuesday 26 November 2024
• Two counts of criminal damage to property under £5000 at Premier Gosport Marina and Boatyard and The Boathouse Café between Sunday 24 November and Thursday 27 November 2025
• One count of burglary other than dwelling theft at Premier Gosport Marina and Boatyard between Sunday 24 November and Thursday 27 November 2025
• One defendant also pleaded guilty to possession of an offensive weapon on Wednesday 4 December 2024 in Portsmouth

All three were ordered to pay £500 compensation as well as undertaking a programme of interventions and activities to address their offending behaviour after being issued with a 10-month referral order.