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Crime in KT8 2

How much crime is recorded in KT8 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Elmbridge
Region
South East
Population
14,290 (2024)
Crime

How safe is KT8 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in KT8 2, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).

KT8 2National
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Burglary4.39.1
Other theft3.14.5
Public order3.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Shoplifting2.38.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 16% 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.

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