Total Crime Rate

258.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 258.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 100.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 50.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.2 10/10
  • Public order 29.2 10/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vale Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ash Vale , and the 20th highest crime rate of 429 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 Vale Road (GU12 5HS) in the last 12 months was 258.3 per 1,000 residents and was 363.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Road (GU12 5HS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Vale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaklea Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wharf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oaklea Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharf Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wharf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grenadier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oaklea Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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