Total Crime Rate

357.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 357.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 117.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.9 10/10
  • Drugs 51.8 10/10
  • Public order 35.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Downs Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in College , and the 6th highest crime rate of 231 local areas in Epsom and Ewell .

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 Downs Road (KT18 5LR) in the last 12 months was 357.0 per 1,000 residents and was 559.4% higher 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 128.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 148.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downs Road (KT18 5LR), the main crime hotspot is near Derby Stables Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Downs Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Downs Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Downs Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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