Total Crime Rate
44.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Highfields area has the 12th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Ashtead Lanes & Common , and the 122nd highest 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 Highfields (KT21 2NL) in the last 12 months was 44.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% higher than the Ashtead Lanes & Common average (34.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highfields (KT21 2NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Apple Court, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Byways (3 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 | Violence and sexual offences | West Farm Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Orchard Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shires Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elliston Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Byways | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Virginia Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | West Farm Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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