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Crime in RH5 6

How much crime is recorded in RH5 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Mole Valley
Region
South East
Population
16,496 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RH5 6

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in RH5 6, less than half 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
14.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 6National
Anti-social behaviour16.310.7
Burglary14.39.1
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Public order3.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft2.74.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 10% 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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