Crime Rate in Hardway, ward

Hardway has the 5th lowest crime rate of 14 wards in Gosport district and the 2515th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 471st lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hardway in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% lower than the Gosport district average (88.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hardway’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 158 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 181 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hardway ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.