Total Crime Rate
231.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
70.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Murray Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cove and Southwood , and the 20th highest crime rate of 304 local areas in Rushmoor .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Murray Road (GU14 0AP) in the last 12 months was 231.8 per 1,000 residents and was 190.0% higher than the Cove and Southwood average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Murray Road (GU14 0AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Christophers Place, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Montgomery Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cove and Southwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montgomery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cody Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montgomery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montgomery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Montgomery Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottage Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alison Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kiln Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Kiln Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Maple Leaf Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Christophers Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cody Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vickers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dene Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stirling Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hunter Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stirling Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tower Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tower Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Vickers Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gables Close | — |
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