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Overview of Surrey Heath crime rate

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Crime assessment: low.

Positioned 22nd among 25 local districts in terms of crime rates, Surrey Heath reported 5,801 incidents in 2023. With a populace of 90,453, the district sees a crime rate of 64.13 per 1,000 residents, noting a slight decline of 0.71% from the prior year.

Frequent crimes in Surrey Heath include Violence and sexual offences (34.7%), Anti-social behaviour (17.2%), and Public order (8.6%), with less common offenses being Possession of weapons (0.6%), Robbery (0.3%), and Theft from the person (0.3%).

Among its 14 wards, Surrey Heath shows higher crime rates in Town (Surrey Heath) (153.3), St Michaels (Surrey Heath) (115.6), and Frimley (86.7), while the safest wards are Heatherside (31.0), Lightwater (24.6), and St Pauls (Surrey Heath) (20.6).

In terms of postcode districts within or overlapping Surrey Heath, the highest crime rates are seen in GU47 (96.3), GU21 (85.1), and GU19 (82.0), with the lowest in GU20 (28.6), GU18 (23.0), and GU17 (22.3).

In Surrey Heath, there has been a notable increase in Anti-social behaviour by 4.72% in 2020, Other theft by 1.64% in 2022, and Violence and sexual offences by 1.73% in 2023. Conversely, there were significant drops in crime rates including a decrease in Anti-social behaviour by 3.13% in 2021 and 5.57% in 2022, a reduction in Burglary by 2.24% in 2020, a decrease in Criminal damage and arson by 1.88% in 2020, and a reduction in Other theft by 2.15% in 2020.

Surrey Heath crime incidents by crime type

A total of 5801 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 2011 (34.7)%
Anti-social behaviour – 1000 (17.2)%
Public order – 501 (8.6)%
Other theft – 471 (8.1)%
Criminal damage and arson – 438 (7.6)%
Shoplifting – 388 (6.7)%
Vehicle crime – 374 (6.4)%
Burglary – 218 (3.8)%
Other crime – 145 (2.5)%
Drugs – 127 (2.2)%
Bicycle theft – 52 (0.9)%
Possession of weapons – 36 (0.6)%
Robbery – 20 (0.3)%
Theft from the person – 20 (0.3)%

How does Surrey Heath compare against nearby areas ?

Surrey Heath ranks 22nd when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Surrey Heath wards

There are 14 wards within Surrey Heath. Town (Surrey Heath), St Michaels (Surrey Heath), Frimley has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 14 wards from high crime rate to low.