Crap Towns / Hindhead / Crime

How much crime is there in Hindhead?

The police recorded 35.8 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Hindhead from September 2023 to August 2026, 53% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 15.8. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 38.2, up from 33.2 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	33.2	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	36.2	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	38.2	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	15.8	34.1
Shoplifting	4.5	7.1
Other theft	3.6	5.4
Vehicle crime	2.7	3.8
Criminal damage and arson	2.5	7.0
Public order	2.4	6.6
Burglary	1.9	3.1
Other crime	0.8	2.0
Drugs	0.8	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.3	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5
Robbery	0.2	0.6
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Bordon	8.1 km	73.3
Farnham	11.3 km	51.7
Liphook	5.5 km	48.3
Haslemere	3.3 km	47.1
Godalming	11.7 km	46.8
Milford and Witley	8.5 km	36.3
Hindhead	–	35.8
Whitehill	9.1 km	33.7
Farncombe	13.2 km	33.6
Weybourne	13.8 km	33.1
Wrecclesham	9.9 km	24.0
The typical town	–	76.2