Postcode district · Leatherhead
Crime in KT22
How much crime is recorded in KT22, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Mole Valley
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 35,887 (2024)
How safe is KT22
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in KT22, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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).
KT22National
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Burglary7.09.1
Shoplifting5.78.4
Public order4.44.6
Other theft3.34.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% 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.