Total Crime Rate
44.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heathcote Close area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Ash South , and the 213th 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 Heathcote Close (GU12 5BE) in the last 12 months was 44.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% higher than the Ash South average (43.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heathcote Close (GU12 5BE), 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 Wharf| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wharf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Path | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grenadier Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Wharf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wharf Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beeton'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | York Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chichester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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