Total Crime Rate
29.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Laburnums area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Blackwater and Hawley , and the 137th lowest crime rate of 297 local areas in Hart .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Laburnums (GU17 0EF) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower than the Blackwater and Hawley average (42.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Laburnums (GU17 0EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Larches Way, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bramley Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackwater and Hawley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larches Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Birches | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Aspin Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aspin Way | Under investigation |
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