Crime Rate in Molesey East, ward

Molesey East has the 5th highest crime rate of 16 wards in Elmbridge district and the 3576th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 515th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Molesey East in the last 12 months was 67.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% higher than the Elmbridge district average (60.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Molesey East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 239 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 330 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Molesey East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Walton Road. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.