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 2594th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 504th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% lower than the Mole Valley district average (65.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 119 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 149 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Mistley Gardens. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.