Total Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.9 1/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Lightwater , and the 106th highest crime rate of 291 local areas in Surrey Heath .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Macdonald Road (GU18 5YB) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% higher than the Lightwater average (37.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Macdonald Road (GU18 5YB), 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 (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Drugs Ivy Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ivy Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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