Total Crime Rate
14.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gainsborough Place area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Cobham and Downside , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 400 local areas in Elmbridge .
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 Gainsborough Place (KT11 2DP) in the last 12 months was 14.0 per 1,000 residents and was 86.3% lower than the Cobham and Downside average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gainsborough Place (KT11 2DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Knowle Park, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxshott Way (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cobham and Downside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxshott Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxshott Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxshott Way | Under investigation |
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