Postcode · Lightwater
Crime in GU18 5UP
How much crime is recorded in GU18 5UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lightwater
- Council
- Surrey Heath
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,701 (2024)
GU18 5UPLightwater
How safe is GU18 5UP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 7.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU18 5UP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
15
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
GU18 5UPNational
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Violence and sexual offences3.923.6
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Burglary1.79.1
Public order1.44.6
Other theft1.04.5
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.