Total Crime Rate
91.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chapel Lane area has the 18th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Cherrywood , and the 81st 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 Chapel Lane (GU14 9BW) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% higher than the Cherrywood average (90.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chapel Lane (GU14 9BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Covert, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashridge (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fernhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Covert | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lockwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perring Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perring Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Derry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | St David'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | North Farm Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Covert | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Covert | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Covert | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
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