Crime Rate in Old Dean, ward

Old Dean has the 5th highest crime rate of 14 wards in Surrey Heath district and the 2881st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 385th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Old Dean in the last 12 months was 77.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% higher than the Surrey Heath district average (64.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Old Dean’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 235 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 297 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Old Dean ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Deanside. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.