Crime in Waverley
Recorded crime in Waverley is 0.5 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 11%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
134,284 residents in 82 neighbourhoods.
- Safety
- 8/10Low crime
- Living
- 6.0/10Fair
- 5-year change
- −11%fewer crimes
Crime over 5 years
Down 11% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Waverley, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.5× the England and Wales average. 41 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 59% of the harm here
- Burglary: 21% of the harm here
- Other theft: 6% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 12 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.2 |
| Burglary | 3.3 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 14.6 |
| Drugs | 0.9 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.3 |
| Other crime | 1.0 |
| Other theft | 4.7 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.3 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 3.1 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 5.1 |
| Public order | 4.5 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 |
| Shoplifting | 2.5 |
What crimes are recorded in Waverley
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 75 | 0.56 | Down 21% |
| Cars broken into | 107 | 0.80 | Down 27% |
| Vehicle tampering | 53 | 0.39 | Up 8% |
| Vandalism to homes | 90 | 0.67 | Down 26% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 56 | 0.42 | Down 7% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 178 | 1.3 | Up 9% |
| Arson | 28 | 0.21 | Up 40% |
| Burglary of homes | 132 | 0.98 | Up 19% |
| Burglary of businesses | 69 | 0.51 | Down 9% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 16 | 0.12 | Up 7% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 43 | 0.32 | Up 54% |
| Robbery of people | 10 | 0.07 | Down 37% |
| Robbery of businesses | 19 | 0.14 | Up 73% |
| Violence with injury | 450 | 3.4 | Down 10% |
| Violence without injury | 872 | 6.5 | Up 22% |
| Stalking and harassment | 674 | 5.0 | Up 3% |
| Sexual offences | 191 | 1.4 | Down 21% |
| Shoplifting | 433 | 3.2 | Up 5% |
| Bicycle theft | 24 | 0.18 | Up 9% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 27 | 0.20 | Up 35% |
| Drug dealing | 39 | 0.29 | Down 9% |
| Drug possession | 92 | 0.69 | Up 37% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Surrey Police area: 445 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (469 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Waverley.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
Towns and cities in Waverley
Postcode districts in Waverley
Questions about crime in Waverley
- Is Waverley a safe place to live?
- Waverley scores 8 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Waverley?
- Down 11% over 5 years, from 5,588 recorded crimes a year to 4,989.
- What is the most common crime in Waverley?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 15 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How many cars are stolen in Waverley?
- In Waverley, the police recorded 75 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.6 per 1,000 residents, down 21% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Waverley?
- 324 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Waverley in 2025/26, 2.4 per 1,000 residents, 0.5 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Waverley last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in Waverley in 2025/26, against 0 the year before.