Total Crime Rate

327.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

206.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 327.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 206.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 198.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 68.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Hill area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Court , and the 9th 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 West Hill (KT19 8JD) in the last 12 months was 327.9 per 1,000 residents and was 197.7% higher than the Court average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 466.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 206.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 142.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 112.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Hill (KT19 8JD), the main crime hotspot is near Hunters Close. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wheelers Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Mathias Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheraton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheelers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hunters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Court Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Court Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Court Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Court Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalmeny Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheelers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lindsay Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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