Postcode · Dorking
Crime in RH5 5RL
How much crime is recorded in RH5 5RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westcott, Ockley & Capel
- Council
- Mole Valley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,994 (2024)
RH5 5RLDorking
How safe is RH5 5RL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH5 5RL 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
9.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 5RLNational
Violence and sexual offences7.323.6
Burglary4.69.1
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Public order1.64.6
Other theft1.54.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other crime0.61.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.11.4
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% 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.