Total Crime Rate
10.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ivy Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Lightwater , and the 28th 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 Ivy Drive (GU18 5YY) in the last 12 months was 10.8 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% lower than the Lightwater average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ivy Drive (GU18 5YY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ivy Drive, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broom Field (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lightwater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gorse Bank | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sorrel Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gorse Bank | Under investigation |
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