Total Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 45.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Buxton Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Portley & Queens Park , and the 130th highest crime rate of 267 local areas in Tandridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buxton Lane (CR3 5HD) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% lower than the Portley & Queens Park average (63.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buxton Lane (CR3 5HD), the main crime hotspot is near Whyteleafe Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buxton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whyteleafe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Tree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Whyteleafe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whyteleafe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Macaulay Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Town End Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matlock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxon Lane Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cedar Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawthorne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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