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Crime in GU18 5

How much crime is recorded in GU18 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Surrey Heath
Region
South East
Population
13,330 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GU18 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU18 5, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
12.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).

GU18 5National
Shoplifting17.58.4
Violence and sexual offences8.823.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Other theft4.54.5
Burglary4.19.1
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Public order2.44.6
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Robbery0.71.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% 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.

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