Total Crime Rate
121.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chetwode Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Lower Kingswood, Tadworth & Walton , and the 60th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Reigate and Banstead .
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 Chetwode Road (KT20 5PS) in the last 12 months was 121.3 per 1,000 residents and was 173.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 79.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chetwode Road (KT20 5PS), the main crime hotspot is near Merland Rise. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lower Kingswood, Tadworth & Walton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kinloch Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chetwode Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Trinity Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Broad Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Marbles Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Merland Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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