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Crime in Waverley by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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1,805crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+10%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Rowledgelowest rate17.1 per 1,000 a year
49.4middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Haslemere (-34%), Shottermill (-28%) and Godalming (11%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1RunfoldGU10 · 1,906 residents 94.4▲ 45%violence
2Badshot LeaGU9 · 45,712 residents 85.7▲ 19%violence
3Upper HaleGU9 · 24,553 residents 78▲ 31%violence
4HindheadGU26 · 1,653 residents 70.2▼ 26%anti-social behaviour
5FarnhamGU9 · 28,037 residents 64.1▲ 17%violence
6HaleGU9 · 38,775 residents 63.2▲ 21%violence
7Alfold CrosswaysGU6 · 1,968 residents 63▼ 11%violence
8BramleyGU5 · 3,166 residents 60.6▲ 45%anti-social behaviour
9ElsteadGU8 · 2,839 residents 59.2▲ 14%violence
10CranleighGU6 · 11,792 residents 56▲ 21%violence
11WreccleshamGU9 · 23,373 residents 53.6▲ 12%violence
12GodalmingGU7 · 23,326 residents 53.5▲ 11%violence
13WheelerstreetGU8 · 2,509 residents 51▲ 3%violence
14CramhurstGU8 · 2,509 residents 49.4▲ 15%violence
15Beacon HillGU26 · 2,722 residents 48.5▼ 13%violence
16MilfordGU8 · 11,272 residents 46.8▲ 15%violence
17ShottermillGU27 · 16,092 residents 41.5▼ 28%violence
18HaslemereGU27 · 13,196 residents 38.8▼ 34%violence
19DunsfoldGU8 · 1,550 residents 36.1–violence
20ChiddingfoldGU8 · 2,509 residents 35.1▲ 120%violence
21WonershGU5 · 5,038 residents 34.9▲ 52%anti-social behaviour
22Shamley GreenGU5 · 1,940 residents 28.9▲ 8%violence
23WeybourneGU9 · 13,842 residents 28▲ 21%violence
24WitleyGU8 · 2,845 residents 25.3▼ 5%violence
25Woolmer HillGU27 · 4,451 residents 25.2▼ 15%violence
26EwhurstGU6 · 2,361 residents 18.6▼ 15%violence
27RowledgeGU10 · 3,047 residents 17.1▼ 35%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Waverley have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Rowledge, Ewhurst, Woolmer Hill, Witley and Weybourne.

Which areas of Waverley have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Runfold, Badshot Lea, Upper Hale, Hindhead and Farnham.

Is crime going up or down in Waverley?

Across Waverley, 1,805 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 10% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.