Total Crime Rate
38.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lyndhurst 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.
View Crime In Blackwater and Hawley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaulieu Gardens | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hearsey Gardens | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selborne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Andover Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Beaulieu Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Beaulieu Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Beaulieu Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaulieu Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaulieu Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oak Farm Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alton Ride | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hearsey Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ringwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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