Postcode district · West Molesey
Crime in KT8
How much crime is recorded in KT8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Elmbridge
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 24,247 (2024)
KT8Postcode district · West Molesey
How safe is KT8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in KT8, 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
20.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).
KT8National
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Burglary5.09.1
Public order3.24.6
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Shoplifting2.28.4
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.