Wight Rural West vs Yateley, Blackwater and Hawley

Wight Rural West has a safety score of 28/100 (Below Average) and recorded 602 crimes in the last 12 months. Yateley, Blackwater and Hawley has a safety score of 12/100 (High Crime) with 993 crimes. Wight Rural West scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Wight Rural West shows a year-on-year crime trend of -20.5% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Yateley, Blackwater and Hawley shows -17% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Wight Rural West, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (268 incidents). In Yateley, Blackwater and Hawley, it is Violent Crime (424 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Wight Rural West recorded 78 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Yateley, Blackwater and Hawley recorded 205. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Wight Rural West totalled 268 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 424 in Yateley, Blackwater and Hawley. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Wight Rural West recorded 757 crimes (now 602, a change of -20.5%). Yateley, Blackwater and Hawley recorded 1,196 crimes previously (now 993, -17%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Wight Rural West has a resolution rate of 0% and Yateley, Blackwater and Hawley has 33.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Wight Rural West falls within the Hampshire Constabulary boundary. Yateley, Blackwater and Hawley is covered by Hampshire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Wight Rural West and Yateley, Blackwater and Hawley. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.