Total Crime Rate
222.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Meadow Close area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Elstead & Peper Harow , and the 8th highest crime rate of 359 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 Meadow Close (GU8 5HN) in the last 12 months was 222.7 per 1,000 residents and was 369.2% higher than the Elstead & Peper Harow average (47.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 188.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 97.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meadow Close (GU8 5HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadow Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portsmouth Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Elstead & Peper Harow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portsmouth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Meadow Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portsmouth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Meadow Close | Under investigation |
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