Total Crime Rate

316.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 316.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 41.7 8/10
  • Other theft 33.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.0 10/10
  • Public order 25.0 10/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • 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

Shawfield Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ash Vale , and the 17th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Guildford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shawfield Road (GU12 5DL) in the last 12 months was 316.7 per 1,000 residents and was 475.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -73.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 120.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shawfield Road (GU12 5DL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shawfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wharf Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wharf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chichester Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Path Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharf Road —
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Data Sources

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