Total Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 49.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Blinker Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Andover Downlands , and the 158th highest crime rate of 404 local areas in Test Valley .

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 Blinker Way (SP11 6TE) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% lower than the Andover Downlands average (54.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blinker Way (SP11 6TE), the main crime hotspot is near Mercury Drive. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Blinker Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stirrup Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridle Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saddle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saddle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridle Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stirrup Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stirrup Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Picket Twenty Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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