Total Crime Rate
90.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oak Tree Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ash Vale , and the 81st highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Guildford .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Tree Close (GU12 5PU) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% higher than the Ash Vale average (55.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oak Tree Close (GU12 5PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stratford Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mytchett Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ash Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stratford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stratford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sovereign Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Drake Avenue | Under investigation |
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