Total Crime Rate
27.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Upper Way area has the 24th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Farnham Bourne , and the 166th lowest 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 Upper Way (GU9 8RG) in the last 12 months was 27.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upper Way (GU9 8RG), the main crime hotspot is near Middlefield. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middlefield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove End Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middlefield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Middlefield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gullivers Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gullivers Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopfields Close | Under investigation |
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