Postcode · West Molesey
Crime in KT8 9JS
How much crime is recorded in KT8 9JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- East Molesey
- Council
- Elmbridge
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,970 (2024)
KT8 9JSWest Molesey
How safe is KT8 9JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the KT8 9JS area, 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
23.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 9JSNational
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Burglary8.49.1
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Public order6.14.6
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Shoplifting2.98.4
Other theft2.74.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
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.