Postcode district · Oxted
Crime in RH8
How much crime is recorded in RH8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Tandridge
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 20,198 (2024)
RH8Postcode district · Oxted
How safe is RH8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in RH8, 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
16.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
RH8National
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Shoplifting6.68.4
Burglary5.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Other theft3.54.5
Public order2.84.6
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.