Crime Rate in Dorking North, ward

Dorking North has the 2nd highest crime rate of 13 wards in Mole Valley district and the 1963rd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 248th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Dorking North in the last 12 months was 92.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% higher than the Mole Valley district average (65.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dorking North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 188 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -32.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 281 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dorking North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.