Postcode · Oxted
Crime in RH8 9BD
How much crime is recorded in RH8 9BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oxted South
- Council
- Tandridge
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,371 (2024)
RH8 9BDOxted
How safe is RH8 9BD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH8 9BD 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
11.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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).
RH8 9BDNational
Violence and sexual offences9.223.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Burglary3.99.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order2.24.6
Other theft1.94.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.