Total Crime Rate

24.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 24.6 3/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 4.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Ottways Lane area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Ashtead Lanes & Common , and the 73rd 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 Ottways Lane (KT21 2NZ) in the last 12 months was 24.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% lower than the Ashtead Lanes & Common average (32.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ottways Lane (KT21 2NZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mulberry Way, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gayton Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ottways Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Old Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gayton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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