Total Crime Rate
6.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ashley Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Blackwater and Hawley , and the 18th 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 Ashley Drive (GU17 0PR) in the last 12 months was 6.6 per 1,000 residents and was 84.5% 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 Burglary with 1 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashley Drive (GU17 0PR), the main crime hotspot is near Frogmore Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 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 | Foxley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lowlands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Frogmore Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lowlands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oak Farm Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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