Total Crime Rate
56.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wellesley Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ash Vale , and the 166th 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 Wellesley Close (GU12 5SP) in the last 12 months was 56.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% higher than the Ash Vale average (55.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wellesley Close (GU12 5SP), 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 Sycamore Drive (8 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 | Drugs | Station Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wellesley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cypress Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wellesley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Station Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Station Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Station Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Station Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Station Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Station Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Alder Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Station Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Station Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wellesley Close | Under investigation |
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