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Overview of Waverley crime rate

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Waverley stands out for its low crime rating, securing the 24th position among 25 neighboring boroughs in terms of crime rates. In the year 2023, the area reported 6,894 incidents, with a population of 128,229, resulting in a crime rate of 53.76 incidents per 1,000 inhabitants. This reflects a slight decline of 1.29% from the previous year, indicating a positive trend in safety.

The predominant crime categories in Waverley include Violence and sexual offences, accounting for 32.3% of the total, followed by Anti-social behaviour at 16.3%, and Criminal damage and arson at 8.8%. The least frequent crimes involve possession of weapons (0.7%), theft from the person (0.5%), and robbery (0.4%).

Waverley is divided into 29 wards, among which Farnham Castle (108.7), Godalming Central and Ockford (95.2), and Alfold, Cranleigh Rural and Ellens Green (88.9) exhibit the highest crime rates. Conversely, the safest wards include Godalming Charterhouse (27.2), Cranleigh East (26.6), and Farnham Bourne (24.0).

Assessing the area’s postcode districts, RH12 (81.5), GU9 (62.3), and GU7 (55.6) present higher crime rates, while GU10 (44.7), RH5 (44.1), and GU26 (33.0) are among the safest. This information is crucial for residents and potential movers to understand the safety dynamics of Waverley.

In Waverley, there was a notable trend in Anti-social behaviour. It saw a rise by 3.95% in 2020, followed by a decrease of 4.7% in 2021 and a further decline of 4.14% in 2022.

Waverley crime incidents by crime type

A total of 6894 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 2226 (32.3)%
Anti-social behaviour – 1126 (16.3)%
Criminal damage and arson – 606 (8.8)%
Public order – 599 (8.7)%
Vehicle crime – 584 (8.5)%
Other theft – 557 (8.1)%
Burglary – 404 (5.9)%
Shoplifting – 342 (5.0)%
Other crime – 168 (2.4)%
Drugs – 107 (1.6)%
Bicycle theft – 68 (1.0)%
Possession of weapons – 45 (0.7)%
Theft from the person – 33 (0.5)%
Robbery – 29 (0.4)%

How does Waverley compare against nearby areas ?

Waverley ranks 24th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

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

Heat map for all nearby areas Waverley is compared against

Crime rates in Waverley wards

There are 29 wards within Waverley. Farnham Castle, Godalming Central and Ockford, Alfold, Cranleigh Rural and Ellens Green 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 29 wards from high crime rate to low.