Postcode · Caterham
Crime in CR3 5PD
How much crime is recorded in CR3 5PD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Caterham West
- Council
- Tandridge
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,556 (2024)
CR3 5PDCaterham
How safe is CR3 5PD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR3 5PD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 5PDNational
Violence and sexual offences14.323.6
Burglary7.69.1
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Public order3.14.6
Shoplifting2.08.4
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Drugs0.22.4
Other crime0.01.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.