Crime Rate in Binsted, Bentley & Selborne, ward

Binsted, Bentley & Selborne has the 14th highest crime rate of 31 wards in East Hampshire district and the 1762nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 323rd lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Binsted, Bentley & Selborne in the last 12 months was 40.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% lower than the East Hampshire district average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Binsted, Bentley & Selborne’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 129 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Binsted, Bentley & Selborne ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 23 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Doctors Field (11 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.