Postcode district · Epsom
Crime in KT18
How much crime is recorded in KT18, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Epsom and Ewell
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 36,243 (2024)
How safe is KT18
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in KT18, 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
25.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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).
KT18National
Violence and sexual offences19.723.6
Anti-social behaviour13.410.7
Burglary7.99.1
Shoplifting7.98.4
Public order5.74.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft3.54.5
Drugs3.02.4
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Robbery1.41.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.