Total Crime Rate
17.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Free Prae Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Chertsey Riverside , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 268 local areas in Runnymede .
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 Free Prae Road (KT16 8DZ) in the last 12 months was 17.3 per 1,000 residents and was 80.6% lower than the Chertsey Riverside average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Free Prae Road (KT16 8DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Eastworth Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chertsey Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Meadhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Willow Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flemish Fields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Painesfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Painesfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Galsworthy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Queen Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Galsworthy Road | Under investigation |
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