Total Crime Rate
8.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Windermere Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Lightwater , and the 21st lowest 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 Windermere Road (GU18 5TH) in the last 12 months was 8.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Windermere Road (GU18 5TH), the main crime hotspot is near Catena Rise. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lightwater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Myrtle Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lovells Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hammond Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hammond Way | Under investigation |
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