Crime Rate in Ottershaw, ward

Ottershaw has the 4th lowest crime rate of 14 wards in Runnymede district and the 2110th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 391st lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ottershaw in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% lower than the Runnymede district average (85.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ottershaw’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 120 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ottershaw ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shaw Close. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.