Postcode · Oxted
Crime in RH8 8ZJ
How much crime is recorded in RH8 8ZJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oxted North
- Council
- Tandridge
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,252 (2024)
RH8 8ZJOxted
How safe is RH8 8ZJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH8 8ZJ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
RH8 8ZJNational
Burglary7.69.1
Violence and sexual offences5.923.6
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other theft3.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Public order1.44.6
Other crime1.01.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.