Crime Rate in Alton Wooteys, ward

Alton Wooteys has the 13th highest crime rate of 31 wards in East Hampshire district and the 2012th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 370th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Alton Wooteys in the last 12 months was 44.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% lower than the East Hampshire district average (50.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Alton Wooteys’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 104 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 120 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Alton Wooteys ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Jenner Way. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.