Total Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 20.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chestnut Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Fleet Central , and the 91st lowest crime rate of 297 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 Chestnut Close (GU51 2XE) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.5% lower than the Fleet Central average (68.2 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Close (GU51 2XE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Saddleback Way, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Falkners Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chestnut Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Colbred Corner Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryeland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Falkners Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saddleback Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rye Close
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harvest Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Colbred Corner Under investigation

Data Sources

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