Total Crime Rate
61.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Martin Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Warlingham West , and the 114th 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 Martin Close (CR6 9AD) in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% higher than the Warlingham West average (53.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -56.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Martin Close (CR6 9AD), the main crime hotspot is near Kingswood Avenue. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hamsey Green Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Kingswood Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tithepit Shaw Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingswood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashdown Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamsey Green Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Verdayne Gardens | Under investigation |
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