Crime Rates at The Common, Cranleigh, GU6 8LU

The Common area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Cranleigh East , and the 20th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Waverley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Common (GU6 8LU) in the last 12 months was 138.6 per 1,000 residents and was 335.2% higher than the Cranleigh East average (31.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Common (GU6 8LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maple Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lashmere (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.