Spelthorne has a crime rate of 82.71 per 1,000 residents — around the national average for England and Wales, ranked #176 of 331 local authorities nationally. Crime levels vary significantly across Spelthorne's wards; some neighbourhoods are considerably safer than the city average. See the ward breakdown and hotspot map on this page for a detailed local picture.

What is the crime rate in Spelthorne?

As of April 2026, Spelthorne has an annual crime rate of 82.71 per 1,000 residents, based on 775 recorded offences in the latest reporting period. This figure is sourced from Police.uk open data and normalised using ONS Census 2021 population estimates to allow accurate comparisons between areas.

How does Spelthorne rank nationally for crime?

Spelthorne ranks #176 out of 331 local authorities in England and Wales by annual crime rate per 1,000 residents. A rank of #1 indicates the highest crime rate nationally. Rankings are recalculated each month as new Police.uk data becomes available, covering all recorded crimes across the area.

What is the most common crime in Spelthorne?

The most common crime type in Spelthorne is Violence & Sexual Offences, accounting for 268 incidents in April 2026 — 34.6% of all recorded crime in the area. Data is sourced from Police.uk and covers all crimes recorded by the responsible police force across the Spelthorne local authority area.

April 2026 Source: Surrey Police Police

Crime in Spelthorne: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

Spelthorne recorded 775 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 7.53 per 1,000 residents. This places Spelthorne at #176 of 331 local authorities in England and Wales. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 34.6% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 3.2% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

monitoring82.71 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
assignment775 crimes recorded in April 2026
leaderboardRanked #176 of 331 UK local authorities by crime rate
trending_downCrime down 3.2% year-on-year

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

775

trending_down -9.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

82.71per 1k

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#176of 331

Ranked by annual rate

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#11rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Live Points

Crime Incident

Area Boundary

Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 21 Anti-social behaviour: 17 Public order: 5	21
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 24	24
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 13 Robbery: 1	13
On or near Parking Area Map	Shoplifting: 9 Robbery: 2	9
On or near Matthews Lane Map	Public order: 7 Drugs: 4	7
On or near High Street Map	Shoplifting: 7 Robbery: 1	7
On or near A308 Map	Anti-social behaviour: 4 Public order: 3	4
On or near Petrol Station Map	Shoplifting: 7	7
On or near Prison Map	Violence and sexual offences: 6	6
On or near Orchard Close Map	Violence and sexual offences: 6	6

Crime Breakdown

April 2026

775 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

268

34.6%

Anti-social Behaviour

123

15.9%

Shoplifting

10.7%

Public Order

9.2%

Other Theft

8.5%

Criminal Damage & Arson

6.7%

Vehicle Crime

4.4%

Drug Offences

2.8%

Burglary

2.7%

Weapons Possession

1.4%

Robbery

1.3%

Other Crime

1.2%

Theft from Person

0.4%

Bicycle Theft

0.3%

Crime Analysis: Spelthorne

Spelthorne recorded 775 crimes in April 2026, equivalent to a rate of 82.71 per 1,000 residents — above the national average for England and Wales, ranked #176 of 331.

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in Spelthorne at 34.6%. Anti-social Behaviour (15.9%) and Shoplifting (10.7%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in Spelthorne has fallen slightly — by 3.2%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

All figures are published monthly by Surrey Police through the Police.uk open data platform and cross-referenced with ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce the per-resident rates above. Data typically appears 1–2 months after the end of the recording period.

Stop & Search

April 2026

386

Total Stops

21.0%

Arrest Rate

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

204

Offensive weapons

Stolen goods

Article for use in theft

Firearms

Articles for use in criminal damage

Outcome

A no further action disposal225

Arrest81

Community resolution57

Summons / charged by post19

Not recorded2

Penalty Notice for Disorder1

Caution (simple or conditional)1

Gender

Male312

Female66

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

80.5%

White

10.0%

Black

8.2%

Asian

1.3%

Other

Stop & search data published by Surrey Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

13 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Staines	173	152.5
2	Ashford Town	84	107.5
3	Stanwell North	80	90.7
4	Sunbury Common	62	90.3
5	Ashford North and Stanwell South	72	83.8

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Riverside and Laleham	10	1.5
shield	Ashford East	31	4.0
shield	Staines South	33	4.6
shield	Ashford Common	54	6.3
shield	Laleham and Shepperton Green	45	5.4

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -9.1%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -3.2%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.5%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 331 local authorities in England & Wales.

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