Crap Towns / Byfleet / Crime

How much crime is there in Byfleet?

The police recorded 59.3 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Byfleet from September 2023 to August 2026, 22% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 23.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 57.2, down from 57.5 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	57.5	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	63.2	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	57.2	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	23.2	34.1
Public order	5.8	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	5.4	7.0
Other theft	5.4	5.4
Shoplifting	5.3	7.1
Vehicle crime	5.3	3.8
Burglary	3.0	3.1
Drugs	2.0	2.4
Other crime	1.6	2.0
Bicycle theft	0.8	0.5
Possession of weapons	0.6	0.8
Robbery	0.5	0.6
Theft from the person	0.5	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Chertsey	5.9 km	98.4
Addlestone	3.6 km	85.1
Sunbury-on-Thames	7.5 km	73.2
Walton-on-Thames	5.4 km	67.0
Shepperton	4.9 km	66.4
Byfleet	–	59.3
Hersham	4.3 km	49.3
Weybridge	3.0 km	48.7
Esher	6.4 km	48.5
Cobham	5.1 km	47.3
New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater	4.1 km	43.0
The typical town	–	76.2