Total Crime Rate
31.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ripon Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Heatherside , and the 133rd lowest crime rate of 291 local areas in Surrey Heath .
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 Ripon Close (GU15 1BP) in the last 12 months was 31.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% higher than the Heatherside average (26.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ripon Close (GU15 1BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ridgewood Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Heatherside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | White Wood Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | White Wood Vale | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Wood Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Myers Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Swallowtail Grove | Under investigation |
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