Postcode district · Ashtead
Crime in KT21
How much crime is recorded in KT21, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Mole Valley
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 14,897 (2024)
KT21Postcode district · Ashtead
How safe is KT21
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in KT21, 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
11.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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).
KT21National
Violence and sexual offences8.223.6
Burglary5.79.1
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Public order2.24.6
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other theft1.64.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
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
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.