Postcode · West Molesey
Crime in KT8 2HX
How much crime is recorded in KT8 2HX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Molesey South
- Council
- Elmbridge
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,880 (2024)
KT8 2HXWest Molesey
How safe is KT8 2HX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the KT8 2HX area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 2HXNational
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Other theft3.54.5
Public order2.54.6
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Burglary1.39.1
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.