Total Crime Rate

150.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 150.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cowley Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Chertsey Riverside , and the 32nd 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 Cowley Avenue (KT16 9JJ) in the last 12 months was 150.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowley Avenue (KT16 9JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cerotus Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary A320 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fox Lane South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gogmore Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pretoria Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fox Lane North Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fox Lane North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fox Lane North Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Curfew Bell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Curfew Bell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A320 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Styventon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frithwald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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