Total Crime Rate
181.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
62.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cove and Southwood , and the 37th 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 Victoria Road (GU14 7NS) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 127.5% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Road (GU14 7NS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Empress| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Windsor Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Windsor Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Helen Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elm Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Elm Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Windsor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Westmead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Westmead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westmead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pipers Patch | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Windsor Close | Local resolution |
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