Total Crime Rate
42.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gardeners Green area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Mid Test , and the 184th 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 Gardeners Green (SP9 7TA) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% lower than the Mid Test average (44.5 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gardeners Green (SP9 7TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hedges Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gardeners Green (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gardeners Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Meadows | — |
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