Total Crime Rate

564.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 564.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 348.6 10/10
  • Other theft 128.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 45.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Guildford Road area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Lightwater , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 290 local areas in Surrey Heath .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Guildford Road (GU18 5SB) in the last 12 months was 564.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1070.1% higher than the Lightwater average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Guildford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Lovells Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denly Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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