Total Crime Rate
167.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
85.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lower Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Haslemere East , and the 9th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Waverley .
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 Lower Street (GU27 2PD) in the last 12 months was 167.2 per 1,000 residents and was 192.5% higher than the Haslemere East average (57.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 85.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lower Street (GU27 2PD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadowlands Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courts Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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