Total Crime Rate
28.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sheerwater Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in New Haw , and the 58th lowest crime rate of 267 local areas in Runnymede .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sheerwater Avenue (KT15 3DS) in the last 12 months was 28.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% lower than the New Haw average (59.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sheerwater Avenue (KT15 3DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheerwater Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westwood Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Woodham & Rowtown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sheerwater Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sheerwater Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sheerwater Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sheerwater Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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