Crime Rate in Western Commons, ward

Western Commons has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Waverley district and the 1548th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 263rd lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Western Commons in the last 12 months was 39.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% lower than the Waverley district average (45.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Western Commons’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Western Commons ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Lovers Lane. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.