Crime Rate in Harewood, ward

Harewood has the 9th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Test Valley district and the 2801st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 537th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Harewood in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% lower than the Test Valley district average (62.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Harewood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Harewood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.