Postcode · Dorking
Crime in RH5 4DS
How much crime is recorded in RH5 4DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Holmwoods
- Council
- Mole Valley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,665 (2024)
RH5 4DSDorking
How safe is RH5 4DS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 8.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH5 4DS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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).
RH5 4DSNational
Burglary15.89.1
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Violence and sexual offences4.123.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft1.44.5
Public order1.34.6
Drugs1.32.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.