Postcode · West Molesey
Crime in KT8 2ET
How much crime is recorded in KT8 2ET, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Molesey South
- Council
- Elmbridge
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,959 (2024)
KT8 2ETWest Molesey
How safe is KT8 2ET
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the KT8 2ET area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.4
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).
KT8 2ETNational
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Burglary6.39.1
Public order4.44.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft2.64.5
Drugs2.42.4
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.