Crime in Blackwater
Recorded crime in Blackwater is about the Hart average and 0.5 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 23%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Blackwater: about 14,505 residents in 18 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 8/10Low crime
- Living
- 7.0/10Good
- 5-year change
- −23%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.0×the Hart average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Blackwater.
Crime over 5 years
Down 23% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Blackwater, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: about the Hart average (0.5× the England and Wales average). 45 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 65% of the harm here
- Burglary: 13% of the harm here
- Other theft: 6% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 65% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 9.7 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Hart (the whole partnership area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Hart partnership area, not only Blackwater. Figures for the North Hampshire community safety partnership, which covers Basingstoke and Deane, Hart and Rushmoor. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 354 | 0.88 | Down 12% |
| Cars broken into | 574 | 1.4 | Down 35% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,394 | 3.5 | Down 6% |
| Burglary of homes | 385 | 0.96 | Down 14% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 3 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in GU17
In GU17, the postcode district at the centre of Blackwater, 4% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 281 | 4% | 8% | 60% | 16% | 12% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 74 | 1% | 0% | 4% | 93% | 1% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 8% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.2 |
| Burglary | 2.2 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 17.0 |
| Drugs | 1.0 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.3 |
| Other crime | 1.0 |
| Other theft | 5.0 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.4 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 3.8 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 4.6 |
| Public order | 4.3 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.7 |
| Shoplifting | 4.5 |
Postcode districts in Blackwater
Nearby towns
Council: Hart
Questions about crime in Blackwater
- Is Blackwater a safe place to live?
- Blackwater scores 8 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is about the Hart average.
- Is crime going up or down in Blackwater?
- Down 23% over 5 years, from 735 recorded crimes a year to 565.
- What is the most common crime in Blackwater?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 17 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Blackwater compare with Hart?
- Crime severity in Blackwater is about the Hart average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Blackwater?
- In GU17, the postcode district at the centre of Blackwater, 4% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 40% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Blackwater?
- In 2025/26, in the North Hampshire partnership area, which includes Blackwater, the police recorded 354 cars stolen (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.9 per 1,000 residents, down 12% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Blackwater?
- 1,394 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in the North Hampshire partnership area, which includes Blackwater, 3.5 per 1,000 residents, 0.7 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Blackwater last year?
- 3 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in the North Hampshire partnership area, which includes Blackwater, against 3 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.