Total Crime Rate
95.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lapwing Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bentworth & Froyle , and the 59th highest crime rate of 410 local areas in East Hampshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lapwing Way (GU34 5FD) in the last 12 months was 95.8 per 1,000 residents and was 181.9% higher than the Bentworth & Froyle average (34.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lapwing Way (GU34 5FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lapwing Way, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goldcrest Way (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elm Tree Place | Under investigation |
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