Total Crime Rate
55.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brooksby Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Blackwater and Hawley , and the 72nd 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 Brooksby Close (GU17 0ED) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brooksby Close (GU17 0ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hicks Lane, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandhurst Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Yateley East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Larches Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandhurst Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 |
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