Swanmore, Hambledon & West Meon
Middle areaSouth east Winchester. 8,984 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 121 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 38% of people in Swanmore, Hambledon & West Meon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Swanmore, Hambledon & West Meon
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Swanmore, Hambledon & West Meon at a rate of 37.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.3 per 1,000 people across Winchester.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 133 |
| Other crime | 72 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 44 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 33 |
| Vehicle crime | 28 |
| Burglary | 15 |
| Shoplifting | 6 |
| Drug offences | 3 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Swanmore, Hambledon & West Meon compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Swanmore, Hambledon & West Meon safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Swanmore, Hambledon & West Meon at a rate of 37.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.3 per 1,000 people across Winchester.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 32 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Swanmore, Hambledon & West Meon.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (133), other crime (72) and anti-social behaviour (44).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Winchester
These figures are published for the whole of Winchester, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Winchester and not Swanmore, Hambledon & West Meon alone. See Winchester
Swanmore, Hambledon & West Meon in brief
The median price paid for a home in Swanmore, Hambledon & West Meon was £542,500 in 2025.
Swanmore, Hambledon & West Meon had 8,962 usual residents at the census.
About 38% of people in Swanmore, Hambledon & West Meon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Swanmore, Hambledon & West Meon, 47.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.