Total Crime Rate

568.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.1 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 568.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 405.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.0 10/10
  • Other theft 29.5 10/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chestnut Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cove and Southwood , and the 2nd 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 Chestnut Road (GU14 8LD) in the last 12 months was 568.3 per 1,000 residents and was 611.1% 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 110 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 118.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Road (GU14 8LD), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 138 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 Chestnut Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Douglas Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tile Barn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tile Barn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Austen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Austen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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