Total Crime Rate

293.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

143.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 293.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 143.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Public order 29.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Somerset Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Binsted, Bentley & Selborne , and the 5th highest crime rate of 410 local areas in East Hampshire .

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 Somerset Avenue (GU35 0BE) in the last 12 months was 293.4 per 1,000 residents and was 604.1% higher than the Binsted, Bentley & Selborne average (41.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 143.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Avenue (GU35 0BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Somerset Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other theft Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chalet Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilbury'S Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somerset Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manica Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Drugs Heathcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area

Data Sources

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