Total Crime Rate
24.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hardy Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Buriton & East Meon , and the 130th lowest crime rate of 412 local areas in East Hampshire .
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 Hardy Avenue (GU31 4QH) in the last 12 months was 24.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% lower than the Buriton & East Meon average (38.3 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hardy Avenue (GU31 4QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gammon Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Buriton & East Meon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardy Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Dickins Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardy Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gammon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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