Lightwater
Middle areaNorth west Surrey Heath. 6,770 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Lightwater live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Lightwater
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lightwater at a rate of 50.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.4 per 1,000 people across Surrey Heath.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 80 |
| Other crime | 79 |
| Shoplifting | 79 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 38 |
| Vehicle crime | 25 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 15 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Drug offences | 11 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Lightwater compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Lightwater safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lightwater at a rate of 50.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.4 per 1,000 people across Surrey Heath.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 26 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lightwater.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (80), shoplifting (79) and other crime (79).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Surrey Heath
These figures are published for the whole of Surrey Heath, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Surrey Heath and not Lightwater alone. See Surrey Heath
Lightwater in brief
The median price paid for a home in Lightwater was £500,000 in 2025.
Lightwater had 6,536 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Lightwater live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Lightwater, 75.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.