Postcode · Caterham
Crime in CR3 5FT
How much crime is recorded in CR3 5FT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Caterham North
- Council
- Tandridge
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,827 (2024)
CR3 5FTCaterham
How safe is CR3 5FT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR3 5FT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
CR3 5FTNational
Violence and sexual offences9.223.6
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Burglary2.79.1
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other theft1.64.5
Public order1.24.6
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.