Crime Rates at Oak Road, Caterham, CR3 5TS

Oak Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Chaldon , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 268 local areas in Tandridge .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Road (CR3 5TS) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% higher than the Chaldon average (35.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Road (CR3 5TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westway (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.