Postcode · Leatherhead
Crime in KT22 8LP
How much crime is recorded in KT22 8LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leatherhead South & Ashtead South
- Council
- Mole Valley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,213 (2024)
KT22 8LPLeatherhead
How safe is KT22 8LP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the KT22 8LP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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).
KT22 8LPNational
Burglary15.99.1
Violence and sexual offences6.323.6
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Public order2.34.6
Other theft2.34.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime0.81.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 89% 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.