Total Crime Rate

124.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.9 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 124.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 31.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 19.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Vicarage Road area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Blackwater and Hawley , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 298 local areas in Hart .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Road (GU17 9BE) in the last 12 months was 124.2 per 1,000 residents and was 204.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 144.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (GU17 9BE), the main crime hotspot is near Admiralty Way. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vicarage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hawthorne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackwater Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackwater 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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