Has crime increased in leafy Surrey ?

[carboy2017]

I'm seeing a lot of news about burglaries in peaceful villages like Shalford,Chilworth,Reigate etc...and these are not just opportunistic burglars but aggravated ones

Whats going on here,lack of policing or lax laws?

[DuckSauce]

Surrey went through some huge changes in the last couple of years, meaning there are less officers on the streets (budget cuts).
Most of the proactive teams that would target those type of crimes have been disbanded.

Every officer now carries a huge workload, as well as responding to all the calls for service during the shift.

Mental health and missing persons are a huge drain on the frontline. Quite common to see police in A&E for hours dealing with this.
Policing has changed so much and officers are leaving for different careers. Sadly it's only going to get worse

[Jonnny]

Definitely seem to have noticed an increase in posts on my local Facebook pages, Camberley/Deepcut/Frimley.. Shame really.

[Smollet]

This link may help to get a better idea if you keep an eye on it over time.
https://www.police.uk/

[McGee_22]

There's been a couple in Send and Ripley as well.

[carboy2017]

McGee_22 said:

There's been a couple in Send and Ripley as well.

its becoming a concern as Surrey Hills has till recently been a very safe place