Postcode · Caterham
Crime in CR3 5PH
How much crime is recorded in CR3 5PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Caterham West
- Council
- Tandridge
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,340 (2024)
CR3 5PHCaterham
How safe is CR3 5PH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR3 5PH 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
15.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 5PHNational
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Other theft4.24.5
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Public order3.04.6
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.71.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 62% 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.