Postcode area · Redhill
Crime in RH
How much crime is recorded in RH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 650,928 (2024)
RHPostcode area · Redhill
How safe is RH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in RH, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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).
RHNational
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Shoplifting6.98.4
Burglary6.39.1
Public order4.34.6
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other theft3.54.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs1.82.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
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.