Surrey Police

Surrey Police cover a large section of the south east, with its borders starting in London and encompassing Epsom, Guildford and Staines.

The worst area for car crime in Surrey is Staines, with the postcode TW19 recording 163 offences per 10,000 registered cars. However, Guildford equates to the national average, with the north of the town reporting 122 incidents of car crime per 10,000 cars in 2011-2012.   

Our crime shows crime is largely restricted to built-up areas, with small towns and villages showing low activity. Surrey’s average car crime rate is 156 offences per 10,000 cars, with theft from a motor vehicle making up 43 per cent of all reported incidents. Criminal damage accounts for 41 per cent of all car crime, with one offence in 10 relating to the theft of a vehicle.

Cranleigh has the best rate of car crime in the whole of Surrey, with 22 offences per 10,000 cars; Godalming also boasts little in the way of vehicle crime, with 32 comparative incidents.

See also: Top 10 Cars Stolen to order / Top 10 Most Stolen Cars / Crime homepage