Crime Rates at Guildford Road, Lightwater, GU18 5RA

Guildford Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Lightwater , and the 98th highest crime rate of 290 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 Guildford Road (GU18 5RA) in the last 12 months was 51.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% higher than the Lightwater average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Guildford Road (GU18 5RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 117 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coyne Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.