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Crime in GU16 8

How much crime is recorded in GU16 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Surrey Heath
Region
South East
Population
13,425 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GU16 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU16 8, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
15.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

GU16 8National
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Shoplifting4.78.4
Burglary4.09.1
Other theft3.04.5
Public order2.94.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 20% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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