Total Crime Rate
71.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingsway area has the 5th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Blackwater and Hawley , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 297 local areas in Hart .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsway (GU17 0JS) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.5% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsway (GU17 0JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackwater, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russell Court (8 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Myrtle Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Myrtle Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | French Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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