Total Crime Rate

300.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 300.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 111.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 93.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.8 9/10
  • Public order 37.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Other theft 25.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Downing Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Farnham Castle , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Waverley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Downing Street (GU9 7PH) in the last 12 months was 300.0 per 1,000 residents and was 157.2% higher than the Farnham Castle average (116.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 111.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downing Street (GU9 7PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Borough (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Downing Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A325 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Long Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A325 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A325 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woolmead Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Long Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firgrove Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kingham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A325 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A325 —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ivy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingham Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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