Total Crime Rate

68.7 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 68.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Toad Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Blackwater and Hawley , and the 59th highest crime rate of 298 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 Toad Lane (GU17 9AH) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Toad Lane (GU17 9AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Admiralty Way, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Toad Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawthorne Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawthorne Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hawthorne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackwater Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackwater Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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