Total Crime Rate

94.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waterfield area has the 13th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Lower Kingswood, Tadworth & Walton , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Reigate and Banstead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterfield (KT20 5HT) in the last 12 months was 94.7 per 1,000 residents and was 113.3% higher than the Lower Kingswood, Tadworth & Walton average (44.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterfield (KT20 5HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waterfield Green, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Allum Grove (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waterfield area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Watermead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watermead Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pit Wood Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pit Wood Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pit Wood Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfield Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merland Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelvers Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterfield Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gorse Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitegate Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Waterfield Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lordsgrove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lordsgrove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ashcombe Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pit Wood Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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