Total Crime Rate
6.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rye Close area has the lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Fernhill , and the 4th lowest crime rate of 304 local areas in Rushmoor .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rye Close (GU14 9LU) in the last 12 months was 6.7 per 1,000 residents and was 90.5% lower than the Fernhill average (71.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rye Close (GU14 9LU), the main crime hotspot is near Fernhill Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In West Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fernhill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Gardens | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swale Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Trent Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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