Total Crime Rate

119.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Downs area has the 5th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley , and the 36th highest crime rate of 251 local areas in Mole Valley .

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 The Downs (KT22 8JY) in the last 12 months was 119.7 per 1,000 residents and was 107.0% higher than the Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley average (57.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Downs (KT22 8JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherkley Hill, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Downs (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Downs area

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Data Sources

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