Postcode · Dorking
Crime in RH5 5JQ
How much crime is recorded in RH5 5JQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westcott, Ockley & Capel
- Council
- Mole Valley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,612 (2024)
RH5 5JQDorking
How safe is RH5 5JQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH5 5JQ area, 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
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 5JQNational
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Burglary4.29.1
Public order2.84.6
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft2.14.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 91% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.