Safest towns in Surrey by recorded crime

Kingswood recorded the fewest crimes of the 49 Surrey towns we compared (103 in 12 months), and Guildford the most (3,163). Counts are recorded crimes within 600 m of each town centre, 12 months to August 2026.

#	Town	Crimes (12 mo)	Per month
1	Kingswood	103	9
2	Tadworth	129	11
3	Virginia Water	137	11
4	Chobham	139	12
5	Claygate	149	12
6	Haslemere	162	14
7	Ripley	171	14
8	Warlingham	187	16
9	Ashtead	188	16
10	Godstone	189	16
11	Bagshot	194	16
12	Cranleigh	221	18
13	Ash	226	19
14	Lightwater	228	19
15	Esher	235	20
16	Hersham	246	21
17	Lingfield	262	22
18	Frimley	269	22
19	Shepperton	274	23
20	West Byfleet	285	24
21	Great Bookham	286	24
22	Ewell	300	25
23	Oxted	312	26
24	Cobham	327	27
25	Godalming	336	28
26	Banstead	353	29
27	Egham	395	33
28	Merstham	407	34
29	Byfleet	424	35
30	Sunbury-on-Thames	498	42
31	Stanwell	549	46
32	Farnham	582	49
33	Leatherhead	606	51
34	Caterham	620	52
35	Weybridge	625	52
36	Reigate	630	53
37	Chertsey	667	56
38	Knaphill	672	56
39	Dorking	684	57
40	Horley	745	62
41	Ashford	765	64
42	Camberley	912	76
43	Addlestone	993	83
44	Walton-on-Thames	1,091	91
45	Redhill	1,571	131
46	Woking	1,745	145
47	Staines-upon-Thames	1,940	162
48	Epsom	2,043	170
49	Guildford	3,163	264

This is a count of recorded crime near the centre, not a rate per resident. Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime than the surrounding residential streets, so a town ranked lower is not necessarily less safe to live in. Check the exact address.

Crime data to August 2026; school list from DfE data built 2026-10-24. Updated monthly.