Total Crime Rate

23.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 23.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birches Close area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in College , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 231 local areas in Epsom and Ewell .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birches Close (KT18 5JG) in the last 12 months was 23.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% lower than the College average (54.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Birches Close (KT18 5JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downside, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Caithness Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birches Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary St Martin'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Worple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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