Crap Towns / Sunbury-on-Thames / Crime

How much crime is there in Sunbury-on-Thames?

The police recorded 73.2 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Sunbury-on-Thames from September 2023 to August 2026, about the same as the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 30.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 75.5, up from 73.3 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	73.3	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	70.6	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	75.5	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	30.0	34.1
Vehicle crime	8.4	3.8
Public order	7.7	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	6.4	7.0
Other theft	6.1	5.4
Shoplifting	3.3	7.1
Burglary	3.2	3.1
Drugs	2.8	2.4
Other crime	2.1	2.0
Possession of weapons	0.9	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.8	0.5
Robbery	0.7	0.6
Theft from the person	0.7	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Staines-upon-Thames	6.6 km	128
Stanwell	6.4 km	82.4
Ashford	4.8 km	76.1
Sunbury-on-Thames	–	73.2
Walton-on-Thames	2.7 km	67.0
Shepperton	3.0 km	66.4
Ashford Common	2.5 km	51.6
Hersham	4.8 km	49.3
Weybridge	4.8 km	48.7
Esher	5.7 km	48.5
West Molesey	6.1 km	42.4
The typical town	–	76.2