Total Crime Rate
53.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rosemary Gardens area has the 13th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Blackwater and Hawley , and the 78th highest crime rate of 297 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 Rosemary Gardens (GU17 0NE) in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rosemary Gardens (GU17 0NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hamble Avenue, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosemary Lane (6 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 | Hamble Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oak Farm Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lowlands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lowlands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selborne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alton Ride | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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