Total Crime Rate
64.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sandy Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Fernhill , and the 127th highest crime rate of 304 local areas in Rushmoor .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sandy Lane (GU14 9EU) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% lower than the Fernhill average (71.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.9% 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 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Avon Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheviot Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lockwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Covert | — |
| 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 |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | North Farm Close | Local resolution |
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