Total Crime Rate
18.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oak Way area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Ashtead Lanes & Common , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 251 local areas in Mole Valley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Way (KT21 1LQ) in the last 12 months was 18.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% lower than the Ashtead Lanes & Common average (34.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oak Way (KT21 1LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Craddock'S Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forest Crescent (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ashtead Lanes & Common| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Forest Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devitt Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devitt Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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