Total Crime Rate

327.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 327.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 207.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Other theft 29.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Broadway Road area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Lightwater , and the 9th highest crime rate of 291 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 Broadway Road (GU18 5SL) in the last 12 months was 327.8 per 1,000 residents and was 780.2% higher than the Lightwater average (37.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 733.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadway Road (GU18 5SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coyne Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Broadway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denly Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Withy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Heronscourt Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Broadway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverside Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coyne Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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