Total Crime Rate

97.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 97.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 32.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ash Grove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Fernhurst , and the 87th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Chichester .

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 Ash Grove (GU27 3HL) in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 192.1% higher than the Fernhurst average (33.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Grove (GU27 3HL), the main crime hotspot is near Crossfield. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ash Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crossfield —
Apr 2026Drugs Crossfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Crossfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Crossfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glebe Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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