Total Crime Rate

149.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 149.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sopwith Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Empress , and the 48th highest crime rate of 304 local areas in Rushmoor .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sopwith Drive (GU14 6GP) in the last 12 months was 149.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 104.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 509.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sopwith Drive (GU14 6GP), the main crime hotspot is near Kenley Place. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sopwith Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kenley Place —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kenley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kenley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornchurch Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottesmore Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cranwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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