Blackheath, Wonersh & Shamley Green
Middle areaNorth east Waverley. 7,088 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 31 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 32% of people in Blackheath, Wonersh & Shamley Green live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Blackheath, Wonersh & Shamley Green
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blackheath, Wonersh & Shamley Green at a rate of 31.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 43.1 per 1,000 people across Waverley.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 83 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 48 |
| Other crime | 39 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 20 |
| Shoplifting | 14 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Drug offences | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Blackheath, Wonersh & Shamley Green compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Blackheath, Wonersh & Shamley Green safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blackheath, Wonersh & Shamley Green at a rate of 31.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 43.1 per 1,000 people across Waverley.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 20 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Blackheath, Wonersh & Shamley Green.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (83), anti-social behaviour (48) and other crime (39).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Waverley
These figures are published for the whole of Waverley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Waverley and not Blackheath, Wonersh & Shamley Green alone. See Waverley
Blackheath, Wonersh & Shamley Green in brief
The median price paid for a home in Blackheath, Wonersh & Shamley Green was £768,250 in 2025.
Blackheath, Wonersh & Shamley Green had 6,978 usual residents at the census.
About 32% of people in Blackheath, Wonersh & Shamley Green live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Blackheath, Wonersh & Shamley Green, 16.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.