Total Crime Rate

129.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 129.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Whetstone Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Cove and Southwood , and the 55th 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 Whetstone Road (GU14 9TA) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% higher than the Cove and Southwood average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 96.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whetstone Road (GU14 9TA), the main crime hotspot is near Kenilworth Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whetstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melrose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conway Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minley Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collier Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinewood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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