Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hermitage Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Empress , and the 104th highest crime rate of 304 local areas in Rushmoor .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hermitage Close (GU14 6UQ) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hermitage Close (GU14 6UQ), the main crime hotspot is near Queens Road. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hermitage Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Sherborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerset Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Road —
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Data Sources

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