Crime Rate in Long Ditton, ward

Long Ditton has the 6th lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Elmbridge district and the 1747th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 301st lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Long Ditton in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% lower than the Elmbridge district average (60.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Long Ditton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 137 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 178 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Long Ditton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near St Chads Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.