WAVERLEY is still the low-crime capital of the safest-county police force in England and Wales.

Despite crime in Surrey rising by more than twice the rate for England and Wales as a whole, the county is still the safest of all 43 forces.

And Waverley has the lowest amount of crime within the force in all but one area, sexual offences, but most of that increase - from 52 to 71 offences - is put down to repeat offenders in cases of child abuse.

A full version of this story can be found in the Haslemere Herald of July 21.