Postcode · Caterham
Crime in CR3 6DB
How much crime is recorded in CR3 6DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Caterham Valley
- Council
- Tandridge
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,814 (2024)
CR3 6DBCaterham
How safe is CR3 6DB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR3 6DB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 6DBNational
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Shoplifting13.08.4
Public order12.24.6
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Other theft6.44.5
Burglary3.59.1
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Drugs2.32.4
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.