Total Crime Rate
160.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
74.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Old Cove Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Fleet Central , and the 16th highest crime rate of 298 local areas in Hart .
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 Old Cove Road (GU51 2RL) in the last 12 months was 160.8 per 1,000 residents and was 120.3% higher than the Fleet Central average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 74.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Cove Road (GU51 2RL), the main crime hotspot is near A3013. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ayrshire Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A3013 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tamworth Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tamworth Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakeside Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fleet | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Minley Grove | Under investigation |
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