Total Crime Rate

108.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 108.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other crime 10.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Waterfield area has the 8th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Lower Kingswood, Tadworth & Walton , and the 71st highest crime rate of 444 local areas in Reigate and Banstead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterfield (KT20 5HT) in the last 12 months was 108.8 per 1,000 residents and was 173.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterfield (KT20 5HT), the main crime hotspot is near Pit Wood Green. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Michelham Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Morston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Watermead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Campion Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cheam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cheam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cheam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheam Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allum Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merland Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allum Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Merland Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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