Crap Towns / Blackfield and Langley / Crime

How much crime is there in Blackfield and Langley?

The police recorded 54.5 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Blackfield and Langley from September 2023 to August 2026, 28% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 28.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 48.9, down from 58.5 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	58.5	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	56.3	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	48.9	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	28.9	34.1
Shoplifting	6.0	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	5.8	7.0
Public order	4.7	6.6
Other theft	2.7	5.4
Burglary	1.5	3.1
Other crime	1.4	2.0
Vehicle crime	1.2	3.8
Drugs	1.1	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.7	0.8
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4
Robbery	0.2	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.0	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Bursledon	9.1 km	69.5
Whiteley	11.2 km	61.7
East Cowes	9.5 km	61.0
Netley	7.1 km	56.2
Hythe and Dibden Purlieu	5.8 km	55.1
Blackfield and Langley	–	54.5
Locks Heath	8.6 km	46.5
Holbury	2.2 km	45.7
Marchwood	10.0 km	42.8
Cowes	8.2 km	42.4
Lee-on-the-Solent	11.1 km	33.3
The typical town	–	76.2