Crime Rate in Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood, ward

Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood has the 7th lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Mole Valley district and the 2340th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 437th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood in the last 12 months was 47.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% lower than the Mole Valley district average (65.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 111 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 23.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -36.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 136 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Mistley Gardens. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.