Crime Rate in Horton, ward

Horton has the 5th highest crime rate of 14 wards in Epsom and Ewell district and the 3591st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 520th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Horton in the last 12 months was 67.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% lower than the Epsom and Ewell district average (81.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Horton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 158 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Horton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Horton Gardens, with 41 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hospital (23 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.