Total Crime Rate
59.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sandy Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Fernhill , and the 140th 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 9LA) in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandy Lane (GU14 9LA), the main crime hotspot is near Bartons Way. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Fernhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dartford End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thompson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightingale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightjar Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bartons Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thompson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thompson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thompson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thompson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wright Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wright Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wright Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Potteries | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dart Road | Under investigation |
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