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 1059th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 155th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ashtead Lanes & Common in the last 12 months was 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% lower than the Mole Valley district average (65.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ashtead Lanes & Common’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -63.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 123 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ashtead Lanes & Common ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Brookers Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.