Total Crime Rate

23.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 23.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Somerset Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Empress , and the 52nd lowest 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 Somerset Road (GU14 6DS) in the last 12 months was 23.1 per 1,000 residents and was 80.8% lower than the Empress average (120.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Road (GU14 6DS), the main crime hotspot is near Camp Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Somerset Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Guildford Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Buller Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Camp Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camp Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wetherby Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wetherby Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camp Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penny Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penny Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerset Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road West Under investigation

Data Sources

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