Total Crime Rate
55.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Salmons Lane West area has the 12th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Portley & Queens Park , and the 128th highest crime rate of 267 local areas in Tandridge .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Salmons Lane West (CR3 5LT) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Salmons Lane West (CR3 5LT), the main crime hotspot is near Hillhurst Gardens. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Portley & Queens Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cedar Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hawthorne Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rosebriars | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Collard Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxon Lane Gardens | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hillhurst Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alders Grove | Under investigation |
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