Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 45.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 19.5 6/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 9.7 2/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Alder Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ash Vale , and the 210th highest crime rate of 429 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 Alder Close (GU12 5QS) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% lower than the Ash Vale average (55.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alder Close (GU12 5QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road West, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Furze Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alder Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Station Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Furze Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Furze Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Cypress Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellesley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wellesley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wellesley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chart House Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Station Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Station Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Station Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Station Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Station Road West Under investigation

Data Sources

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