Total Crime Rate
288.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
92.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Old Esher Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Cobham and Downside , and the 9th highest crime rate of 400 local areas in Elmbridge .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Old Esher Road (KT12 4LA) in the last 12 months was 288.7 per 1,000 residents and was 182.7% higher than the Cobham and Downside average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 92.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Esher Road (KT12 4LA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hersham Village| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Molesey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Riverside Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Old Esher Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brittain Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Esher Close | Under investigation |
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