Total Crime Rate
248.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heath Farm Cottages area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley , and the 10th highest crime rate of 251 local areas in Mole Valley .
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 Heath Farm Cottages (KT18 6LD) in the last 12 months was 248.4 per 1,000 residents and was 307.2% higher than the Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 176.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heath Farm Cottages (KT18 6LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Lane, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broome Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broome Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Lane | — |
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