Total Crime Rate
32.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grafton Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Headley , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 410 local areas in East Hampshire .
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 Grafton Close (GU35 9QY) in the last 12 months was 32.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% lower than the Headley average (35.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grafton Close (GU35 9QY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingfisher Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monument Chase | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monument Chase | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingfisher Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hibiscus Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Garnet Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birch Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monument Chase | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monument Chase | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blue Timbers Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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