Crime Rate in Buriton & East Meon, ward

Buriton & East Meon has the 12th highest crime rate of 31 wards in East Hampshire district and the 1937th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 357th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Buriton & East Meon in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% lower than the East Hampshire district average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Buriton & East Meon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Buriton & East Meon ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 19 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Greenway Lane (10 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.