Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 14.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meon Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Buriton & East Meon , and the 74th highest crime rate of 412 local areas in East Hampshire .

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 Meon Close (GU32 3DW) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 137.2% higher than the Buriton & East Meon average (38.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meon Close (GU32 3DW), the main crime hotspot is near Lavant Street. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meon Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Tilmore Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lavant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Charles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bannerman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Meon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frenchmans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Meon Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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