Total Crime Rate
41.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Southern Way area has the 16th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Farnham Bourne , and the 145th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Waverley .
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 Southern Way (GU9 8DF) in the last 12 months was 41.3 per 1,000 residents and was 112.8% higher than the Farnham Bourne average (19.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Southern Way (GU9 8DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Street, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Hill (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Firgrove Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Morley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Firgrove Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | South Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Square | Under investigation |
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