Total Crime Rate
23.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elm Bank area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Yateley East , and the 110th lowest 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 Elm Bank (GU46 7SN) in the last 12 months was 23.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elm Bank (GU46 7SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tindal Close, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near White Lion Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Broome Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicarage Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harpton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harpton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harpdon Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Harpdon Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Harpdon Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Harpdon Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tindal Close | Under investigation |
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