Total Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

South Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ash Vale , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Guildford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Road (GU12 5AJ) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% higher than the Ash Vale average (55.1 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 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (GU12 5AJ), the main crime hotspot is near North Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Orchard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Derwent Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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