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Crime in RH5 5

How much crime is recorded in RH5 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Mole Valley
Region
South East
Population
17,384 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RH5 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in RH5 5, 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
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

RH5 5National
Shoplifting14.18.4
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Burglary7.59.1
Public order3.54.6
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 17% 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.

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