Postcode district · Staines
Crime in TW18
How much crime is recorded in TW18, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Spelthorne
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 35,818 (2024)
How safe is TW18
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in TW18, 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
28.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
TW18National
Violence and sexual offences22.623.6
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Shoplifting9.18.4
Public order8.94.6
Burglary6.59.1
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other theft4.64.5
Drugs2.72.4
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime1.91.5
Theft from the person1.42.1
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.