Total Crime Rate
12.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Handford Lane area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Yateley East , and the 47th lowest crime rate of 298 local areas in Hart .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Handford Lane (GU46 6BT) in the last 12 months was 12.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.1% lower than the Yateley East average (49.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Handford Lane (GU46 6BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cricket Hill Lane, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dungells Farm Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newlands Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dungells Farm Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Winton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Moor | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Park Drive | — |
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