Postcode · Oxted
Crime in RH8 9LN
How much crime is recorded in RH8 9LN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oxted North
- Council
- Tandridge
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,461 (2024)
RH8 9LNOxted
How safe is RH8 9LN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH8 9LN area, 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
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 9LNNational
Anti-social behaviour13.210.7
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Burglary9.79.1
Other theft3.54.5
Public order3.44.6
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Shoplifting2.78.4
Drugs1.12.4
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.