Total Crime Rate
65.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cove Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cove and Southwood , and the 125th highest crime rate of 304 local areas in Rushmoor .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cove Road (GU14 0EU) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% lower than the Cove and Southwood average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cove Road (GU14 0EU), 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 | Vehicle crime | Stirling Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tower Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hunter Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alison Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottage Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Kiln Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kiln Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Montgomery Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stirling Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Maple Leaf Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gables Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montgomery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montgomery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tower Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dene Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montgomery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Christophers Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Holly Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vickers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Vickers Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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