Total Crime Rate
70.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lakeside Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ash Vale , and the 125th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Guildford .
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 Lakeside Road (GU12 5AB) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% higher than the Ash Vale average (55.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lakeside Road (GU12 5AB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ash Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Wharf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wharf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wharf Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beeton'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oaklea | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oaklea | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oaklea | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Derwent Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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