Total Crime Rate

13.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 13.4 1/10
  • Violent crimes 10.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bloomsbury Way area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Blackwater and Hawley , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 298 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 Bloomsbury Way (GU17 9LY) in the last 12 months was 13.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bloomsbury Way (GU17 9LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadow Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belvedere Court (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bloomsbury Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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