Postcode · Walton-on-Thames
Crime in KT12 5BL
How much crime is recorded in KT12 5BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hersham
- Council
- Elmbridge
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,465 (2024)
KT12 5BLWalton-on-Thames
How safe is KT12 5BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the KT12 5BL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
KT12 5BLNational
Violence and sexual offences7.323.6
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Shoplifting3.38.4
Other theft3.04.5
Public order3.04.6
Burglary2.19.1
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.