Total Crime Rate
39.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sandhurst Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Blackwater and Hawley , and the 107th highest crime rate of 298 local areas in Hart .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sandhurst Lane (GU17 0DH) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% lower than the Blackwater and Hawley average (40.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandhurst Lane (GU17 0DH), the main crime hotspot is near Hearsey Gardens. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Yateley East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hartley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandhurst Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hearsey Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hearsey Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hearsey Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hearsey Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandhurst Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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