Postcode · Ashtead
Crime in KT21 1AW
How much crime is recorded in KT21 1AW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashtead East
- Council
- Mole Valley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,157 (2024)
How safe is KT21 1AW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the KT21 1AW area, 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
8.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
KT21 1AWNational
Burglary8.19.1
Violence and sexual offences4.623.6
Public order3.24.6
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other theft1.84.5
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Drugs1.02.4
Shoplifting1.08.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
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.