Total Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 16.1 6/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandy Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Fernhill , and the 99th 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 Sandy Lane (GU14 9EU) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% higher than the Fernhill average (77.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandy Lane (GU14 9EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Covert, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Farm Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandy Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Covert Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cheviot Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Covert Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Covert Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lockwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ashridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashridge Under investigation
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Data Sources

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