Total Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lyndhurst Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Blackwater and Hawley , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 297 local areas in Hart .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lyndhurst Avenue (GU17 0EX) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyndhurst Avenue (GU17 0EX), the main crime hotspot is near Hearsey Gardens. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lyndhurst Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaulieu Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hearsey Gardens Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selborne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Andover Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Beaulieu Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Beaulieu Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Beaulieu Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaulieu Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaulieu Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oak Farm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alton Ride Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hearsey Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ringwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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