Staines, Spelthorne: Safety
Safety
Crime rates in Staines are higher than the UK and South East averages, but they're heading in the right direction. If you're thinking about moving here, that's worth knowing.
In 2024, Staines recorded 269.5 crimes per 1,000 people against a UK average of 91.6. By 2025, that had dropped to 256.4. The 2026 data only covers 9 months so far, but the annualised rate suggests the downward trend is continuing.
Neighbouring areas like Riverside and Laleham sit well below the national average. This tells us the higher crime figures in Staines are concentrated around the town centre rather than spread across the whole neighbourhood.
Vehicle crime has fallen sharply, dropping from 80 incidents in 2024 to 15 so far in 2026. Burglary has also reduced noticeably over the same period.
Source: police-recorded crime (data.police.uk), 2024, 2025 and 2026 so far; population from ONS
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Crime rate comparison
2024
2025
2026 so far
Staines
Crimes/1,000 people
257.8
Higher than
UK average
98.8
Higher than
Regional average
84.2
Higher than
Ashford Town
114.3
Higher than
Riverside and Laleham
33.4
Higher than
Stanwell North
102.4
Higher than
Ashford North and Stanwell South
94.8
Higher than
Staines South
64.9
Higher than
Datchet, Horton & Wraysbury
69.7
Higher than
Egham Hythe
84.4
Higher than
Colnbrook & Poyle
115
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Types of Crime
This neighbourhood
Regional average
- Violent offences30%38%
- Anti-social behaviour17%14%
- Public order14%7%
- Shoplifting12%10%
- Criminal damage and arson7%8%
- Other theft6%7%
- Drugs4%3%
- Burglary2%3%
- Other crime2%2%
- Vehicle crime2%4%
- Theft from the person1%1%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
- Robbery1%1%
