Total Crime Rate

84.0 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 84.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Poplar Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Cove and Southwood , and the 94th 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 Poplar Close (GU14 9TU) in the last 12 months was 84.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Close (GU14 9TU), 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 Poplar Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinewood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Purmerend Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Juniper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rindle Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruth Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melrose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conway Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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