Postcode district · Dorking
Crime in RH5
How much crime is recorded in RH5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Mole Valley
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 42,256 (2024)
RH5Postcode district · Dorking
How safe is RH5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in RH5, 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
18.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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).
RH5National
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Burglary9.69.1
Shoplifting9.68.4
Public order3.54.6
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft2.74.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% 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.