Total Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 72.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 20.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

York Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Ash South , and the 120th 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 York Road (GU12 6SW) in the last 12 months was 72.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% higher than the Ash South average (43.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (GU12 6SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church View, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longacre (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in York Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeton'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chichester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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