Total Crime Rate
62.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shawfield Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ash South , and the 151st highest crime rate of 434 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 Shawfield Road (GU12 6SG) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% higher than the Ash South average (47.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shawfield Road (GU12 6SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manfield Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longacre (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ash South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ashdene Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Deedman Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chichester Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longacre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shawfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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