Crime Rate in Ashtead Lanes & Common, ward

Ashtead Lanes & Common has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Mole Valley district and the 958th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 136th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ashtead Lanes & Common in the last 12 months was 31.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% lower than the Mole Valley district average (65.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ashtead Lanes & Common’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 120 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ashtead Lanes & Common ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Brookers Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.