Total Crime Rate
3.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ash Close area has the lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Ash South , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 429 local areas in Guildford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ash Close (GU12 6AR) in the last 12 months was 3.3 per 1,000 residents and was 92.5% lower than the Ash South average (43.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ash Close (GU12 6AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ash Hill Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ewins Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | York Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Path | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairview Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ash Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ash Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ewins Close | Under investigation |
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