Total Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.8 5/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 15.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The 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 8UD) 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 8UD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Gower area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosemary Lane
Apr 2026Public order Rosemary Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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