Total Crime Rate

109.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 41.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Potten Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Old Dean , and the 37th highest crime rate of 290 local areas in Surrey Heath .

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 Potten Close (GU15 3DE) in the last 12 months was 109.8 per 1,000 residents and was 92.8% higher than the Old Dean average (56.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potten Close (GU15 3DE), the main crime hotspot is near Balfour Court. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Potten Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Heathcote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft A30 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathcote Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valroy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valroy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Markham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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