Waverley

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Waverley.

Population: 126,556
People in Employment: 56,960 (75.3%)
People Inactive: 16,340 (21.6%)
People Unemployed: 2,325 (3.1%)
Number Of Jobs: 45k
Median Salary: £34,836
Mean Salary: £47,107

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Waverley. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Waverley for 2024

Waverleys most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 2,309 crimes and in 2022 there were 2,348 crimes. Which is an decrease of 39 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	2,309	201	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	1,236	98	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	676	55	Getting Better
Other theft	604	43	Getting Better
Public order	624	40	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	572	32	Getting Better
Shoplifting	383	29	Getting Better
Drugs	99	17	Getting Better
Other crime	174	15	Getting Better
Burglary	341	8	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	47	7	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	87	5	Getting Better
Theft from the person	33	1	Getting Better
Robbery	23	0	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Waverley

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Farnham Castle has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Waverley, with 611 crimes and 128 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Blackheath and Wonersh has 37 crimes and 20 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Farnham Castle	53	11
Farnham Moor Park	48	9
Cranleigh West	40	8
Godalming Central and Ockford	34	7
Haslemere Critchmere and Shottermill	26	4
Haslemere East and Grayswood	25	4
Bramley, Busbridge and Hascombe	24	5
Godalming Farncombe and Catteshall	23	5
Frensham, Dockenfield and Tilford	20	5
Alfold, Cranleigh Rural and Ellens Green	18	10
Farnham Shortheath and Boundstone	18	4
Farnham Upper Hale	18	4
Elstead and Thursley	17	4
Farnham Firgrove	17	4
Farnham Weybourne and Badshot Lea	17	4
Chiddingfold and Dunsfold	16	4
Godalming Binscombe	16	4
Witley and Hambledon	16	4
Hindhead	16	4
Farnham Wrecclesham and Rowledge	10	2
Godalming Holloway	10	2
Cranleigh East	9	1
Godalming Charterhouse	8	2
Shamley Green and Cranleigh North	7	4
Ewhurst	7	3
Farnham Bourne	7	2
Farnham Hale and Heath End	6	1
Blackheath and Wonersh	3	2
Milford	0	0

Crime map for Waverley

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Waverley

The average property price in Waverley is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Waverley is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Waverley could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£929,517.55	£555,143.14	£420,862.11	£272,071.90
2022	£920,475.81	£547,509.37	£418,461.21	£271,204.26
2021	£822,009.83	£489,600.34	£378,490.47	£254,642.89
2020	£766,923.96	£461,874.83	£358,703.16	£249,567.81
2019	£737,274.93	£445,470.77	£345,171.71	£245,640.82
2018	£754,205.56	£455,272.77	£353,438.79	£255,712.86
2017	£733,177.12	£441,312.24	£343,890.07	£254,069.93
2016	£715,426.27	£431,056.18	£336,779.49	£244,945.31
2015	£667,308.81	£400,343.36	£313,832.07	£245,287.35
2014	£609,565.21	£365,697.17	£287,669.80	£233,056.78
2013	£564,096.23	£334,910.95	£263,884.72	£214,985.53
2012	£544,062.68	£323,833.14	£254,929.03	£211,546.43
2011	£534,169.02	£314,776.83	£247,029.49	£207,275.14
2010	£523,442.97	£313,119.06	£246,488.82	£208,107.04

Property prices over time for Waverley

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Waverley

The median salary in Waverley is £34,836 and the mean salary in Waverley is £47,107.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 45k
Median Salary: £34,836
Annual Percentage Change: 15.0%
Mean Salary: £47,107

Salary comparison between Waverley and South East

See how Waverley compares to the rest of South East. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in South East is £38,306 in Wokingham and the lowest median salary is £0 in Windsor and Maidenhead UA. Waverley ranks 6 out of 64 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Wokingham	64k	£38,306	12.9%	£46,994	11.1%
Guildford	55k	£38,040	17.0%	£48,215	15.4%
Basingstoke and Deane	77k	£35,488	9.0%	£39,939	9.8%
Hart	38k	£35,449	14.6%	£43,681	7.2%
Reigate and Banstead	45k	£35,282	9.3%	£42,842	8.4%
Tandridge	31k	£35,165	17.2%	£46,788	12.3%
Vale of White Horse	59k	£34,587	7.8%	£39,045	5.5%
South Oxfordshire	51k	£34,159	10.1%	£41,240	5.5%
Woking	35k	£33,853	12.1%	£39,741	8.8%
Bracknell Forest UA	42k	£33,640	5.4%	£37,449	2.5%
Tonbridge and Malling	52k	£32,307	3.5%	£37,778	-2.9%
Elmbridge	45k	£32,272	-1.7%	£0	0.0%
Dartford	44k	£32,204	10.8%	£36,047	8.9%
Winchester	50k	£31,824	-0.5%	£41,231	13.1%
Buckinghamshire UA	169k	£31,188	6.9%	£46,025	20.6%
West Berkshire UA	63k	£31,106	0.3%	£36,324	-8.6%
Reading UA	65k	£30,925	-0.8%	£36,019	-2.9%
Tunbridge Wells	40k	£30,914	-4.4%	£39,798	0.0%
Slough UA	43k	£30,694	3.1%	£35,155	6.3%
Fareham	39k	£30,652	0.0%	£35,180	0.1%
Oxford	57k	£30,575	4.5%	£33,309	1.0%
Cherwell	60k	£30,490	3.1%	£34,858	5.1%
Rushmoor	40k	£30,480	11.1%	£34,922	3.7%
East Hampshire	51k	£30,316	3.8%	£36,310	-5.6%
Mid Sussex	58k	£30,073	9.6%	£39,498	12.9%
Maidstone	60k	£30,071	7.1%	£34,102	5.1%
Test Valley	57k	£30,015	5.2%	£34,218	6.8%
Eastleigh	61k	£29,970	4.0%	£32,723	2.7%
Crawley	43k	£29,950	12.3%	£32,595	5.0%
Horsham	50k	£29,515	14.5%	£36,218	8.4%
Southampton UA	95k	£29,496	9.4%	£31,876	7.5%
Gravesham	36k	£29,456	7.6%	£32,987	7.5%
Folkestone and Hythe	37k	£29,349	12.5%	£32,060	9.5%
Mole Valley	26k	£29,130	3.9%	£37,641	-6.5%
Ashford	44k	£28,980	19.1%	£32,132	10.1%
Swale	53k	£28,711	10.2%	£35,009	10.2%
Dover	37k	£27,816	9.2%	£34,308	13.9%
Medway UA	101k	£27,597	2.6%	£31,964	5.7%
Chichester	0k	£27,543	12.8%	£33,524	17.2%
Portsmouth UA	68k	£27,515	10.1%	£30,289	10.7%
Lewes	30k	£27,451	1.1%	£38,056	10.9%
Brighton and Hove UA	94k	£27,360	4.1%	£32,661	6.5%
Worthing	47k	£27,135	1.7%	£30,350	1.6%
Canterbury	49k	£26,934	8.9%	£34,116	10.2%
Gosport	35k	£26,677	0.8%	£30,104	2.5%
New Forest	60k	£26,093	9.4%	£31,535	8.3%
Sevenoaks	36k	£25,659	0.0%	£36,430	-12.8%
Adur	22k	£25,534	0.0%	£30,251	14.1%
Wealden	50k	£25,509	4.1%	£32,191	6.9%
Havant	44k	£25,216	2.8%	£29,820	5.4%
Eastbourne	33k	£25,129	6.4%	£28,386	3.2%
Thanet	44k	£24,660	8.5%	£29,587	10.8%
Hastings	33k	£24,596	7.0%	£27,686	10.6%
Arun	49k	£24,235	5.7%	£27,037	3.1%
Isle of Wight UA	45k	£0	0.0%	£26,234	1.5%
Epsom and Ewell	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
Rother	30k	£0	0.0%	£30,809	2.1%
Milton Keynes UA	96k	£0	0.0%	£36,796	7.2%
West Oxfordshire	49k	£0	0.0%	£32,201	8.4%
Windsor and Maidenhead UA	53k	£0	0.0%	£49,464	5.9%
Runnymede	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
Spelthorne	35k	£0	0.0%	£38,810	0.0%
Surrey Heath	0k	£0	0.0%	£44,983	-1.1%