Crap Towns / Cranleigh / Crime

How much crime is there in Cranleigh?

The police recorded 40.2 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Cranleigh from September 2023 to August 2026, 47% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 18.4. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 45.7, up from 36.9 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	36.9	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	38.1	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	45.7	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	18.4	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	4.1	7.0
Public order	3.6	6.6
Shoplifting	3.3	7.1
Other theft	3.1	5.4
Vehicle crime	2.5	3.8
Burglary	2.1	3.1
Other crime	1.4	2.0
Drugs	0.5	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.5	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.4	0.5
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4
Robbery	0.2	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Guildford	12.9 km	99.7
Dorking	14.4 km	69.5
Horsham	14.2 km	62.0
Billingshurst	14.4 km	54.4
Godalming	10.5 km	46.8
Broadbridge Heath	11.7 km	43.7
Cranleigh	–	40.2
Milford and Witley	12.0 km	36.3
Farncombe	11.3 km	33.6
Southwater	15.2 km	28.0
East Horsley	15.5 km	22.3
The typical town	–	76.2