Postcode district · Leatherhead
Crime in KT23
How much crime is recorded in KT23, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Mole Valley
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 16,449 (2024)
KT23Postcode district · Leatherhead
How safe is KT23
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in KT23, 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
19.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).
KT23National
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Burglary7.69.1
Shoplifting5.58.4
Public order3.84.6
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 26% 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.