Total Crime Rate
20.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingsway area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Blackwater and Hawley , and the 85th lowest 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 Kingsway (GU17 0JW) in the last 12 months was 20.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsway (GU17 0JW), 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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