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Crime in RH8 9

How much crime is recorded in RH8 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Tandridge
Region
South East
Population
14,487 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RH8 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in RH8 9, 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
16.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).

RH8 9National
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Shoplifting10.38.4
Burglary4.19.1
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Public order3.04.6
Other theft2.74.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Robbery1.11.4
Drugs0.92.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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