Total Crime Rate
222.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chapel Lane 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 Chapel Lane (GU8 5HU) 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 Chapel Lane (GU8 5HU), the main crime hotspot is near Portsmouth Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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 | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portsmouth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurst Farm Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pinks Mews | — |
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