Postcode district · Betchworth
Crime in RH3
How much crime is recorded in RH3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Mole Valley
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 7,094 (2024)
RH3Postcode district · Betchworth
How safe is RH3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in RH3, 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
16.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).
RH3National
Burglary11.39.1
Violence and sexual offences11.323.6
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Shoplifting5.38.4
Public order3.24.6
Other theft3.04.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.