Crime Rate in Horndean Downs, ward

Horndean Downs has the 4th lowest crime rate of 31 wards in East Hampshire district and the 422nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 30th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Horndean Downs in the last 12 months was 23.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% lower than the East Hampshire district average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Horndean Downs’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Horndean Downs ward, the main local crime hotspot is near First Avenue. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.