Total Crime Rate
178.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Giffard Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Cherrywood , and the 37th 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 Giffard Drive (GU14 8QE) in the last 12 months was 178.3 per 1,000 residents and was 96.2% higher than the Cherrywood average (90.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 89.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Giffard Drive (GU14 8QE), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsley Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cherrywood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Birchett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stubbs Moor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stubbs Moor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Houseman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Houseman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dryden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Giffard Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caswell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Caswell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Caswell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caswell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caswell Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Close | Under investigation |
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