The police recorded 40.7 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Blackwater from September 2023 to August 2026, 47% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 20.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 37.1, down from 40.9 in the 12 months to August 2024.