Postcode · Caterham
Crime in CR3 5TP
How much crime is recorded in CR3 5TP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Caterham North
- Council
- Tandridge
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,751 (2024)
CR3 5TPCaterham
How safe is CR3 5TP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR3 5TP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 5TPNational
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Other theft5.14.5
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Burglary2.29.1
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.