Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0Crime recorded in Holmbury St Mary, and why it isn’t graded
From September 2023 to August 2026, police recorded crimes inside Holmbury St Mary’s built-up area; the town has no Safety Grade. Safety Grades start at 1,000 residents, and Holmbury St Mary has fewer: in a place this small, a few incidents move the rate a long way. In a usual year, 9.6 violent and sexual offences and 15.0 incidents of burglary, vehicle crime and damage are logged per 1,000 inhabitants.
Crimes and reports per 1,000 residents (Census 2021) a year, September 2023 to August 2026.
What stands out about safety in Holmbury St Mary
Many neighbourhoods rank low for crime nationally
The government’s Indices of Deprivation 2025 rank every neighbourhood in England on recorded crime. 100% of Holmbury St Mary’s residents live in one of the lowest-crime 10%, and 0% in one of the highest-crime 20%. Neighbourhood ranks ↓
Written from the police.uk and government data on this page. Figures are crimes police recorded, not convictions.
Crime in Holmbury St Mary per 1,000 residents
A crime isn’t a victim: one person can report several, and crimes in a town centre often involve visitors rather than residents.
And about 9 burglaries, vehicle crimes or acts of criminal damage, plus 1 shoplifting and theft report, in the 12 months to August 2026. Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot is one recorded crime.
1 violent or sexual offence in the last 12 months, against 12 the year before
“Towns its size” pools all UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people that police.uk covers each month (Greater Manchester has no data).
Rolling twelve-month rate, per 1,000 residents a year (longer windows for smaller places, where a few crimes swing a month).
What police recorded in the last 12 months
Show as a table
| Category | In the grade | Reports | Per 1,000 | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | Home & vehicle | 5 | 6.2 | 1.6 |
| Public order | not graded | 2 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| Violence & sexual offences | Violent | 1 | 1.2 | 16.6 |
| Criminal damage & arson | Home & vehicle | 1 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| Other theft | not graded | 1 | 1.2 | 2.5 |
| Vehicle crime | Home & vehicle | 1 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| Shoplifting | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Other crime | not graded | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Bicycle theft | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Possession of weapons | Violent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | Violent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theft from the person | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anti-social behaviour | not graded | 0 | 0 | 5.3 |
“Violent” is police.uk’s violence and sexual offences (which includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury), robbery and possession of weapons. Anti-social behaviour isn’t a crime category; shoplifting and other theft happen mostly in shops and town centres rather than to residents, so neither counts in the grade.
September 2025 to August 2026, per 1,000 residents. The tick on each bar is the typical (median) town among UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people.
Crime in the places around Holmbury St Mary
| Town | People | Violent | Homes & vehicles | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmbury St Mary | 802 | 9.6 | 15 | — |
| Ewhurst | 1,517 | 9.9 | 9.2 | A |
| Gomshall | 1,378 | 15.8 | 12.4 | B |
| Cranleigh | 10,430 | 19.1 | 8.8 | B |
| Shamley Green | 1,200 | 18.3 | 5.6 | B+ |
| Westcott | 2,275 | 25.6 | 10.6 | C+ |
| Beare Green | 1,940 | 15.6 | 8.1 | B+ |
| Dorking | 17,463 | 31.2 | 14.6 | C |
Holmbury St Mary records more graded crime per resident than 3 of its 7 neighbours. Ewhurst, 1.6 miles away, records 9.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year (3-year average), against Holmbury St Mary’s 9.6.
Per 1,000 residents a year, the same three years. Tap a town for its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Where crimes happen, not where victims live. police.uk places each crime at a point near where it happened. Town centres with shops, stations, a hospital and nightlife record more crime per resident, and residents of nearby villages who come in to shop or go out are part of that count.
- Bigger towns record more per resident. Across UK towns, recorded crime per resident rises steeply with size, more than in the U.S., so a city’s grade sits low against the whole UK. The “towns its size” figures show where Holmbury St Mary sits among towns like it; they are context and don’t change the grade.
- Points are approximate. police.uk moves each point to the nearest of a set of anonymous map points, so crimes near the edge of the built-up area can fall either side of it.
Questions about safety in Holmbury St Mary
Is Holmbury St Mary safe?
Police recorded 9.6 violent and sexual offences and 15 burglaries, vehicle crimes and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year over the three years to August 2026 (police.uk, inside Holmbury St Mary’s built-up area). 100% of residents live in neighbourhoods in England’s lowest-crime 10%.
Is crime going up in Holmbury St Mary?
Police recorded 1 violent and sexual offences in the 12 months to August 2026, against 12 in the 12 months before. With numbers this small, a few crimes change the rate a lot.
What is the most common crime in Holmbury St Mary?
Burglary: 5 in the 12 months to August 2026. Next came public order (2) and violence & sexual offences (1), with 0 reports of anti-social behaviour.
How does Holmbury St Mary compare with Great Bookham and Fetcham?
Great Bookham and Fetcham records 15.3 violent and sexual offences and 7.5 crimes against homes and vehicles per 1,000 residents a year, against Holmbury St Mary’s 9.6 and 15, over the same three years.
Sources: data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025, crime domain by LSOA (residents from ONS Census 2021) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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