Total Crime Rate

179.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 179.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 40.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Heart area has the 4th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Walton Central , and the 15th highest crime rate of 400 local areas in Elmbridge .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Heart (KT12 1GA) in the last 12 months was 179.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% higher than the Walton Central average (108.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 57.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Heart (KT12 1GA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Heart area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Walk —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Thames Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thames Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colby Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Zealand Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Church Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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