Crime in the Surrey Police area: statistics, rates and trends
87,794 crimes were recorded in the Surrey Police area in the 12 months to August 2026, 70.3 per 1,000 residents. That is lower than the England and Wales rate of 96.7, and almost unchanged on the year before.
Table of Contents
- Crime map
- Crime in the Surrey Police area at a glance
- Crime trends in the Surrey Police area
- Types of crime in the Surrey Police area
- Home Office recorded crime in the Surrey Police area
- The Surrey Police area compared with nearby police force areas
- Areas within the Surrey Police area
- What happened after crimes were reported in the Surrey Police area
- Demographics of the Surrey Police area
- Questions about crime in the Surrey Police area
- About this data
Crime map
Violence and sexual offences (30,620), anti-social behaviour (14,500) and public order (7,998) made up 61% of all recorded crime. Its crime rate ranks 39th of the 41 police force areas covered by this site (1 = highest), in the lowest tenth.
| Measure | the Surrey Police area | England | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes, the 12 months to August 2026 | 87,794 | 5,311,106 | 5,618,064 |
| Crimes per 1,000 residents | 70.3 | 96.7 | 96.7 |
| Change on previous 12 months | +1% | -1% | -1% |
| Population | 1,248,649 | 54,941,057 | 58,127,638 |
Recorded crime in the Surrey Police area peaked in the year to August 2020 (100,016 crimes) and was lowest in the year to August 2023 (83,386). Between the years to August 2018 and 2026 it fell 7%, in line with England and Wales.
| Period | Crimes | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year to August 2026 | 87,794 | 70.3 | 96.7 |
| Year to August 2025 | 87,003 | 69.7 | 97.2 |
| Year to August 2024 | 87,745 | 70.3 | 97.9 |
| Year to August 2023 | 83,386 | 66.8 | n/a |
| Year to August 2022 | 87,051 | 69.7 | 102.0 |
| Year to August 2021 | 94,538 | 75.7 | 101.4 |
| Year to August 2020 | 100,016 | 80.1 | 102.7 |
| Year to August 2019 | 96,369 | 77.2 | 101.7 |
| Year to August 2018 | 94,113 | 75.4 | 100.8 |
Month by month
| Month | Crimes |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 7,830 |
| July 2026 | 8,280 |
| June 2026 | 7,866 |
| May 2026 | 8,019 |
| April 2026 | 7,412 |
| March 2026 | 7,111 |
| February 2026 | 6,334 |
| January 2026 | 6,497 |
| December 2025 | 6,696 |
| November 2025 | 6,837 |
| October 2025 | 7,555 |
| September 2025 | 7,357 |
No category with at least 20 crimes was notably above the England and Wales rate, and theft from the person (78% below) and robbery (59% below) were well below it. On the year before, robbery rose from 531 to 693 and possession of weapons rose from 739 to 856, while theft from the person fell from 535 to 454.
| Crime type | Crimes | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 | Change on year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 30,620 | 24.5 | 34.2 | -1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14,500 | 11.6 | 15.4 | +8% |
| Public order | 7,998 | 6.4 | 6.7 | -4% |
| Shoplifting | 6,960 | 5.6 | 8.5 | +15% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6,685 | 5.4 | 6.7 | -4% |
| Other theft | 6,182 | 5.0 | 6.4 | +3% |
| Vehicle crime | 4,215 | 3.4 | 5.0 | -5% |
| Burglary | 2,921 | 2.3 | 3.6 | -7% |
| Drugs | 2,818 | 2.3 | 3.3 | -7% |
| Other crime | 2,271 | 1.8 | 2.1 | +3% |
| Possession of weapons | 856 | 0.7 | 1.0 | +16% |
| Robbery | 693 | 0.6 | 1.4 | +31% |
| Bicycle theft | 621 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -3% |
| Theft from the person | 454 | 0.4 | 1.7 | -15% |
What each category covers: crime categories.
74,197 crimes, excluding fraud, were recorded by the police in the Surrey Police area in the year ending March 2026, according to the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics. That is 59.4 per 1,000 residents, lower than the England and Wales rate of 83.2. The total was almost unchanged on the year ending March 2025 (73,764), against a fall of 2% across England and Wales. Among the 43 territorial police force areas of England and Wales, the Surrey Police area had the 5th lowest rate (the street-level ranking above is among the 41 force areas with street-level pages on this site, over the 12 months to August 2026).
Offences recorded in the Surrey Police area, the year ending March 2026
The largest category was violence without injury, with 13,598 offences (18% of the total). No category with at least 20 offences had a rate a quarter or more above the England and Wales rate. Rates were lowest relative to the national rate for theft from the person (0.21 times), robbery of personal property (0.29 times) and non-residential burglary (0.50 times).
The largest rises on the year were in arson (+30%) and death or serious injury caused by unlawful driving (+25%). The largest falls were in theft from the person (−12%) and robbery of personal property (−10%). Robbery of business property and shoplifting are not compared with the year ending March 2025: from April 2025 the Home Office Counting Rules were clarified so that a theft from a shop in which violence is used or threatened against staff or anyone else is recorded as robbery of business property rather than shoplifting (ONS).
| Offence | Offences | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 | Index (E&W = 1.00) | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence without injury | 13,598 | 10.9 | 13.2 | 0.82 | +7% |
| Stalking and harassment | 8,294 | 6.6 | 10.1 | 0.66 | +4% |
| Public order offences | 8,169 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 0.94 | −1% |
| Violence with injury | 6,593 | 5.3 | 8.1 | 0.65 | −4% |
| Criminal damage | 6,453 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 0.76 | −1% |
| Shoplifting | 6,362 | 5.1 | 8.1 | 0.63 | – |
| Other theft offences | 5,884 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 0.72 | −1% |
| Vehicle offences | 4,361 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 0.69 | −9% |
| Miscellaneous crimes against society | 2,363 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.90 | +13% |
| Residential burglary | 2,341 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 0.75 | −7% |
| Possession of drugs | 1,993 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.64 | +4% |
| Other sexual offences | 1,973 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.69 | −2% |
| Trafficking of drugs | 1,216 | 0.97 | 1.2 | 0.82 | +6% |
| Rape | 850 | 0.68 | 1.2 | 0.56 | −4% |
| Possession of weapons | 840 | 0.67 | 1.00 | 0.68 | +13% |
| Non-residential burglary | 696 | 0.56 | 1.1 | 0.50 | −9% |
| Bicycle theft | 663 | 0.53 | 0.85 | 0.62 | +13% |
| Theft from the person | 468 | 0.37 | 1.8 | 0.21 | −12% |
| Robbery of business property | 350 | 0.28 | 0.47 | 0.59 | – |
| Arson | 347 | 0.28 | 0.38 | 0.73 | +30% |
| Robbery of personal property | 330 | 0.26 | 0.91 | 0.29 | −10% |
| Death or serious injury caused by unlawful driving | 50 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 1.15 | +25% |
| Homicide | 3 | <0.01 | 0.01 | 0.30 | −75% |
Recorded crime in the Surrey Police area since the year ending March 2013
The chart shows police recorded crime per 1,000 residents in each year ending March from 2013 to 2026. The Surrey Police area's rate was below the England and Wales rate in every one of those 14 years. Changes in how forces record crime move these figures as well as changes in crime (methodology).
| Year ending March | Offences | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 74,197 | 59.4 | 83.2 |
| 2025 | 73,764 | 59.1 | 84.5 |
| 2024 | 75,146 | 60.2 | 86.2 |
| 2023 | 74,087 | 59.3 | 89.2 |
| 2022 | 72,280 | 57.9 | 85.4 |
| 2021 | 67,110 | 53.7 | 74.1 |
| 2020 | 77,104 | 61.7 | 84.7 |
| 2019 | 76,726 | 61.4 | 84.1 |
| 2018 | 73,502 | 58.9 | 78.2 |
| 2017 | 64,276 | 51.5 | 69.1 |
| 2016 | 59,329 | 47.5 | 62.3 |
| 2015 | 50,339 | 40.3 | 57.1 |
| 2014 | 48,486 | 38.8 | 55.9 |
| 2013 | 51,789 | 41.5 | 56.7 |
Districts in the Surrey Police area, the year ending March 2026
Of the 11 districts in the Surrey Police area with a figure for the year ending March 2026, Spelthorne had the highest rate (75.3 per 1,000) and Waverley the lowest (37.5).
| District | Offences | Per 1,000 | Index (E&W = 1.00) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spelthorne | 8,066 | 75.3 | 0.91 |
| Guildford | 10,913 | 72.1 | 0.87 |
| Runnymede | 6,600 | 71.6 | 0.86 |
| Epsom and Ewell | 5,584 | 67.0 | 0.81 |
| Woking | 6,585 | 62.3 | 0.75 |
| Reigate and Banstead | 9,511 | 59.8 | 0.72 |
| Mole Valley | 4,822 | 54.4 | 0.65 |
| Tandridge | 4,884 | 53.9 | 0.65 |
| Surrey Heath | 4,886 | 51.7 | 0.62 |
| Elmbridge | 7,310 | 51.5 | 0.62 |
| Waverley | 5,036 | 37.5 | 0.45 |
Source: Home Office police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables (released 23 July 2026), gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Financial years, excluding fraud; how they differ from the street-level figures: methodology.
Every one of the 8 nearest police force areas has a higher crime rate than the Surrey Police area.
| Police force area | Crimes | Per 1,000 | Rate vs the Surrey Police area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Police | 1,117,214 | 123.1 | +75% |
| City of London | 9,663 | 639.5 | +809% |
| Sussex | 163,298 | 92.8 | +32% |
| Thames Valley | 193,726 | 73.4 | +4% |
| Hertfordshire | 106,430 | 86.1 | +22% |
| Hampshire | 166,958 | 80.9 | +15% |
| Bedfordshire | 60,036 | 80.1 | +14% |
| Kent | 175,741 | 91.0 | +29% |
Of the 11 areas within the Surrey Police area, Spelthorne had the highest crime rate (86.9 per 1,000) and Waverley the lowest (44.1).
| Area | Type | Population | Crimes | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spelthorne | District | 107,074 | 9,305 | 86.9 |
| Runnymede | District | 92,118 | 7,909 | 85.9 |
| Epsom and Ewell | District | 83,288 | 7,079 | 85.0 |
| Guildford | District | 151,359 | 12,259 | 81.0 |
| Woking | District | 105,679 | 7,636 | 72.3 |
| Reigate and Banstead | District | 159,134 | 11,126 | 69.9 |
| Tandridge | District | 90,586 | 6,240 | 68.9 |
| Mole Valley | District | 88,709 | 5,798 | 65.4 |
| Surrey Heath | District | 94,492 | 5,835 | 61.8 |
| Elmbridge | District | 141,926 | 8,690 | 61.2 |
| Waverley | District | 134,284 | 5,917 | 44.1 |
Of the 73,294 crimes in the Surrey Police area with a recorded outcome, 33% ended with the investigation complete and no suspect identified, against 35% across England and Wales; 4.6% were awaiting a court outcome (England and Wales: 5.2%). The 14,500 anti-social behaviour reports have no outcome and are left out.
| Outcome | Crimes | Share | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unable to prosecute suspect | 27,407 | 37.4% | 34.5% |
| Investigation complete; no suspect identified | 24,366 | 33.2% | 35.3% |
| Under investigation | 8,943 | 12.2% | 11.5% |
| Status update unavailable | 3,450 | 4.7% | 4.7% |
| Awaiting court outcome | 3,346 | 4.6% | 5.2% |
| Local resolution | 2,153 | 2.9% | 3.1% |
| Court result unavailable | 1,610 | 2.2% | 2.5% |
| Action to be taken by another organisation | 739 | 1.0% | 1.3% |
| Further investigation is not in the public interest | 467 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Further action is not in the public interest | 456 | 0.6% | 0.3% |
| Offender given a caution | 174 | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| Formal action is not in the public interest | 168 | 0.2% | 0.3% |
The Surrey Police area has an estimated population of 1,248,649 (ONS, mid-2024). Compared with England and Wales it has fewer households without a car (13%, against 23%), less social housing (11%, against 17%) and fewer residents with no qualifications (13%, against 18%). On the England IoD 2025, the small areas (LSOAs) that make up the Surrey Police area average decile 7.9 (1 = most deprived), less deprived than average.
| Measure | the Surrey Police area | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Aged 0 to 15 | 19.0% | 18.3% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19.2% | 18.9% |
| Residents 16+ in work | 60.6% | 57.2% |
| Residents 16+ unemployed | 2.9% | 3.4% |
| Residents 16+ retired | 21.7% | 21.6% |
| Residents 16+ who are students | 7.5% | 7.9% |
| Residents 16+ with Level 4 qualifications or above (degree, HND and similar) | 42.4% | 33.8% |
| Residents 16+ with no qualifications | 12.9% | 18.2% |
| Households with no car or van | 12.7% | 23.3% |
| Homes owned outright or with a mortgage | 71.7% | 62.5% |
| Social rented homes | 11.4% | 17.1% |
| Private rented homes | 16.8% | 20.3% |
| Average deprivation decile (1 = most deprived, 10 = least) | 7.9 | 5.5 (England) |
Is the Surrey Police area a safe place to live?
The Surrey Police area recorded 70.3 crimes per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, lower than the England and Wales rate of 96.7, and ranks 39th of the 41 police force areas on this site by crime rate (1 = highest).
What is the most common crime in the Surrey Police area?
Violence and sexual offences was the most common category, with 30,620 reports in the 12 months to August 2026, followed by anti-social behaviour (14,500).
Is crime in the Surrey Police area going up or down?
Recorded crime in the Surrey Police area was almost unchanged on the year before: 87,794 crimes in the 12 months to August 2026 against 87,003 in the previous 12 months.
What is the population of the Surrey Police area?
About 1,248,649 people (ONS mid-2024 estimate), 19% of them aged 65 or over (England and Wales: 19%).
How many crimes did the police record in the Surrey Police area in the year ending March 2026?
74,197 crimes, excluding fraud, in the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics: 59.4 per 1,000 residents, against 83.2 across England and Wales. In the year ending March 2025 the figure was 73,764.
Which offences are more common in the Surrey Police area than across England and Wales?
None: no category with at least 20 offences had a rate a quarter or more above the England and Wales rate in the year ending March 2026. The largest category was violence without injury (13,598).
Police-recorded crime from data.police.uk (September 2017 to August 2026), ONS population estimates and Census 2021. Definitions and limitations: methodology.