Neighbourhood crime has also been targeted through the Safer Streets Summer Initiative, which was delivered by police forces around the country as part of the Government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee.
Surrey Police, with with local partners, worked together to coordinate activity and initiatives to address crime, shop theft, street theft and anti-social behaviour (ASB) in our town centres during summer 2025.
The roll-out was led by Surrey’s Safer Neighbourhood Teams, who are targeting resources to meet the demands of 11 town centres.
Additional, visible patrols took place in town centre ‘hotspots’, while themed operations tackled specific offences.
A series of successful outcomes have been recorded across 2025.
Success in Surrey
- In Guildford, youth-related anti-social behaviour and crime has dropped by 75 per cent on weekends through Op Colt, which was continued as part of Surrey’s Safer Streets Summer. The campaign saw police and partners mount additional patrols, run targeted adverts, and ask takeaway venues to play classical music and cover charging points.
- In Woking town centre, police recorded six consecutive days without a crime report during the summer, as well as 48 hours shortly after that. PCSOs have been assigned specific shops to visit weekly, while Meet the Beat sessions were held at eight local retailers in the borough. Across these eight stores, retail crime dropped by a total of 60 per cent.
- In Dorking, police on patrol heard a disturbance in St Martin’s Walk. They swiftly intervened, arresting two people within moments for shoplifting. Police also investigated a series of shoplifting offences in the town, identifying two suspects from London who were arrested in the capital shortly afterwards.
Other types of criminality were also targeted, including anti-social behaviour, anti-social driving, and the sale of vapes and alcohol to underage customers.
- In Epsom, Surrey Police conducted one of its largest-ever multi-agency roads policing operations after concerns about vehicle crime and anti-social driving. In a single day, there were 90 traffic stops, 12 arrests, including three arrests for immigration and fraudulent document offences, and five weapons and drugs seizures.
The programme also aimed to engage with young people across the borough, with mentoring at a local boxing club in Epsom, summer holiday activities in Camberley and free swimming sessions in Walton.
Designing Out Crime Officers worked with businesses to deter criminals and offer advice, while police cadets marked property so it can be returned if it’s stolen.
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