Total Crime Rate
376.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
141.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Downs Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in College , and the 7th highest crime rate of 230 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 376.0 per 1,000 residents and was 562.6% higher than the College average (56.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -18.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 141.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Downs Road (KT18 5LR), the main crime hotspot is near Derby Stables Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In College| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Derby Stables Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Derby Stables Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derby Stables Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derby Stables Road | — |
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