Total Crime Rate
56.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Gower area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Chertsey Riverside , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 267 local areas in Runnymede .
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 The Gower (TW20 8UB) in the last 12 months was 56.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% lower than the Chertsey Riverside average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Gower (TW20 8UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosemary Lane, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Giles Travers Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Thorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosemary Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rosemary Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
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