Postcode · West Molesey
Crime in KT8 2DY
How much crime is recorded in KT8 2DY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Molesey North
- Council
- Elmbridge
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,642 (2024)
KT8 2DYWest Molesey
How safe is KT8 2DY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the KT8 2DY area, 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
20.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).
KT8 2DYNational
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Burglary7.49.1
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Other theft2.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order2.14.6
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% 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.