Crime Rate in Empress, ward

Empress has the highest crime rate of 13 wards in Rushmoor district and the 1130th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 126th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Empress in the last 12 months was 120.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% higher than the Rushmoor district average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Empress’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 333 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 10 cases , down -23.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 454 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Empress ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.