Total Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melville Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Frimley , and the 120th highest crime rate of 291 local areas in Surrey Heath .

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 Melville Avenue (GU16 8LX) in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% lower than the Frimley average (102.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melville Avenue (GU16 8LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dell Grove, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kenton Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melville Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broughton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richmond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dell Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alphington Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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