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Crime in CR3 7

How much crime is recorded in CR3 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Tandridge
Region
South East
Population
6,324 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CR3 7

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in CR3 7, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
11.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

CR3 7National
Violence and sexual offences7.423.6
Burglary7.29.1
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Other theft2.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Public order0.94.6
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.62.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 25% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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