Total Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.0 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 56.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 14.0 3/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wellesley 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wellesley Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Station Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wellesley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cypress Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellesley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Station Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Station Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Station Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Station Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Station Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wellesley Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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