Total Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gurnays Mead area has the 26th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Blackwater , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 407 local areas in Test Valley .

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 Gurnays Mead (SO51 6BP) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% higher than the Blackwater average (35.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gurnays Mead (SO51 6BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gurnays Mead, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arun Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gurnays Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Cottage Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arun Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightingale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightingale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Beeches Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Beeches Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gurnays Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gazing Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rowden Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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