Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 33.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Christchurch Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Blackwater and Hawley , and the 95th highest crime rate of 298 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 Christchurch Drive (GU17 0HN) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% higher than the Blackwater and Hawley average (40.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christchurch Drive (GU17 0HN), the main crime hotspot is near Russell Court. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Christchurch Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Christchurch Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Holly Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Binsted Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Martins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheriton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheriton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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