Total Crime Rate
116.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fordwater Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Chertsey Riverside , and the 57th highest crime rate of 268 local areas in Runnymede .
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 Fordwater Road (KT16 8HH) in the last 12 months was 116.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% higher than the Chertsey Riverside average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fordwater Road (KT16 8HH), the main crime hotspot is near Clay Corner. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chertsey Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bramley Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Meadhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chertsey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wheatash Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Wheatash Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Weir Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfields Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bramley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramley Close | Under investigation |
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