Crime and Detection Rates
Surrey has the eighth lowest crime rate of the 43 force areas in England and Wales, with 59 crimes per 1,000 population. In the financial year 2010/11 there were 65,125 crimes recorded in Surrey, according to Home Office figures published in July 2011.
Despite this, the detection rate for offences was the joint lowest (with one other force) of the 43 forces in England and Wales, with a rate of 20 percent. The average for England and Wales was 28 percent.
| Total | Violence against the person | Sexual offences | Robbery | Burglary | Offences against vehicles | Other theft offences | Fraud and forgery | Criminal damage | Drug offences | Other offences | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey | 20 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 91 | 48 |
| England and Wales | 28 | 44 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 94 | 69 |
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