Total Crime Rate

526.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

149.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 526.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 280.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 149.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.6 10/10
  • Public order 46.8 10/10
  • Other theft 38.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lancaster Way area has the highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Cherrywood , and the 5th 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 Lancaster Way (GU14 8JA) in the last 12 months was 526.3 per 1,000 residents and was 484.9% higher than the Cherrywood average (90.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 149.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Way (GU14 8JA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnborough Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fairfax Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fairfax Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sherwin Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Buckland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnborough Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnborough Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnborough Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnborough Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Farnborough Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedgemoor Under investigation
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Data Sources

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