Total Crime Rate
336.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dorking Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in College , and the 8th 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 Dorking Road (KT18 7JU) in the last 12 months was 336.8 per 1,000 residents and was 522.2% higher than the College average (54.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 250.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dorking Road (KT18 7JU), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In College| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dudley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitmores Close | Under investigation |
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