Postcode district · Chertsey
Crime in KT16
How much crime is recorded in KT16, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Runnymede
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 28,915 (2024)
KT16Postcode district · Chertsey
How safe is KT16
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in KT16, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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).
KT16National
Violence and sexual offences23.223.6
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Burglary8.09.1
Public order5.94.6
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft4.44.5
Drugs4.12.4
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Shoplifting2.88.4
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.