Total Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 27.6 3/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Macdonald Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Lightwater , and the 106th lowest 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 Macdonald Road (GU18 5UT) in the last 12 months was 27.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% lower than the Lightwater average (37.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Macdonald Road (GU18 5UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ivy Drive, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quarry Bank (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Macdonald Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ivy Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ivy Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Barnett Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Miles Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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