Total Crime Rate
244.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
135.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Long Walk area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Lower Kingswood, Tadworth & Walton , and the 17th highest crime rate of 444 local areas in Reigate and Banstead .
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 Long Walk (KT18 5TW) in the last 12 months was 244.2 per 1,000 residents and was 513.2% higher than the Lower Kingswood, Tadworth & Walton average (39.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 135.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Long Walk (KT18 5TW), the main crime hotspot is near Heathland Mews. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Tattenham Corner & Preston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | De Burgh Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Longmere Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Longmere Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathland Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Heathland Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Heathland Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Heathland Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chetwode Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chetwode Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Merefield Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trinity Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marbles Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Devizes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Devizes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coxdean | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coxdean | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coxdean | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Devizes Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | De Burgh Gardens | Under investigation |
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