Total Crime Rate
34.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Swaledale Gardens area has the 15th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Fleet Central , and the 124th highest 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 Swaledale Gardens (GU51 2TE) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swaledale Gardens (GU51 2TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Falkners Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barley Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Angora Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvest Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Attenborough Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ayrshire Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Attenborough Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Attenborough Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tamworth Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tamworth Drive | Under investigation |
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