Crap Towns / Chertsey / Crime

How much crime is there in Chertsey?

The police recorded 98.4 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Chertsey from September 2023 to August 2026, 29% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 49.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 109, up from 87.6 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	87.6	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	98.6	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	109	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	49.0	34.1
Public order	11.1	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	8.5	7.0
Other theft	7.3	5.4
Vehicle crime	5.8	3.8
Shoplifting	5.6	7.1
Drugs	3.4	2.4
Burglary	2.9	3.1
Other crime	2.3	2.0
Bicycle theft	0.7	0.5
Robbery	0.7	0.6
Possession of weapons	0.6	0.8
Theft from the person	0.5	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Staines-upon-Thames	4.2 km	128
Chertsey	–	98.4
Addlestone	2.4 km	85.1
Ashford	6.3 km	76.1
Egham	5.6 km	69.8
Shepperton	5.0 km	66.4
Byfleet	5.9 km	59.3
Ashford Common	6.4 km	51.6
Weybridge	4.6 km	48.7
Virginia Water	4.5 km	46.7
New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater	4.3 km	43.0
The typical town	–	76.2