Crime Rate in Earlswood & Whitebushes, ward

Earlswood & Whitebushes has the highest crime rate of 15 wards in Reigate and Banstead district and the 1631st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 196th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Earlswood & Whitebushes in the last 12 months was 103.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% higher than the Reigate and Banstead district average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Earlswood & Whitebushes’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 520 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 655 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Earlswood & Whitebushes ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 240 crimes here, including 168 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.