Total Crime Rate
104.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sandy Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Crookham East , and the 34th highest crime rate of 298 local areas in Hart .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sandy Lane (GU52 8LD) in the last 12 months was 104.4 per 1,000 residents and was 176.4% higher than the Crookham East average (37.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandy Lane (GU52 8LD), the main crime hotspot is near Nepal Gardens. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grenham Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Attlee Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nepal Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nepal Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Everest Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashley Walk | Under investigation |
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