Crime in Walton-on-Thames
Recorded crime in Walton-on-Thames is 1.2 times the Elmbridge average and 0.8 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 2%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Walton-on-Thames: about 24,824 residents in 25 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 5/10Average crime
- Living
- 6.8/10Good
- 5-year change
- +2%more crimes
- vs the council
- 1.2×the Elmbridge average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Walton-on-Thames.
Crime over 5 years
Up 2% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Walton-on-Thames, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.2× the Elmbridge average (0.8× the England and Wales average). 64 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 61% of the harm here
- Burglary: 15% of the harm here
- Robbery: 5% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 61% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 17 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Elmbridge (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Elmbridge council area, not only Walton-on-Thames. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 199 | 1.4 | Down 20% |
| Cars broken into | 278 | 2.0 | Up 10% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 428 | 3.0 | About the same |
| Burglary of homes | 213 | 1.5 | Down 16% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in KT12
In KT12, the postcode district at the centre of Walton-on-Thames, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 1,048 | 9% | 4% | 71% | 10% | 6% |
| Public order | 317 | 6% | 1% | 60% | 28% | 6% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 236 | 6% | 4% | 35% | 52% | 3% |
| Other theft | 206 | 1% | 1% | 25% | 64% | 8% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 190 | 2% | 2% | 8% | 85% | 3% |
| Shoplifting | 180 | 16% | 2% | 19% | 62% | 2% |
| Drugs | 143 | 15% | 25% | 31% | 22% | 6% |
| Burglary | 91 | 5% | 0% | 20% | 73% | 2% |
| Other crime | 70 | 20% | 6% | 39% | 19% | 17% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 6% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
Elmbridge, 2023 to 2025: 276 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 69 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. No one was killed in those 3 years.
1.9 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 25% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.6 |
| Burglary | 3.7 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 23.6 |
| Drugs | 2.6 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.8 |
| Other crime | 1.4 |
| Other theft | 5.5 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.5 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 4.4 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 7.4 |
| Public order | 7.3 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.2 |
| Shoplifting | 3.8 |
Postcode districts in Walton-on-Thames
Nearby towns
Council: Elmbridge
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Questions about crime in Walton-on-Thames
- Is Walton-on-Thames a safe place to live?
- Walton-on-Thames scores 5 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.2 times the Elmbridge average.
- Is crime going up or down in Walton-on-Thames?
- Up 2% over 5 years, from 1,643 recorded crimes a year to 1,683.
- What is the most common crime in Walton-on-Thames?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 24 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Walton-on-Thames compare with Elmbridge?
- Crime severity in Walton-on-Thames is 1.2 times the Elmbridge average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Walton-on-Thames?
- In KT12, the postcode district at the centre of Walton-on-Thames, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 35% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Walton-on-Thames?
- Of 91 burglaries reported in KT12, the postcode district at the centre of Walton-on-Thames between September 2024 and August 2025, 5% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 73% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Walton-on-Thames?
- In Elmbridge, the council area Walton-on-Thames is in, the police recorded 199 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.4 per 1,000 residents, down 20% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Walton-on-Thames?
- 428 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Elmbridge, the council area Walton-on-Thames is in, 3.0 per 1,000 residents, 0.6 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Walton-on-Thames last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Elmbridge, the council area Walton-on-Thames is in, against 1 the year before.