Total Crime Rate

65.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 65.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

The Limes area has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Ashtead Park , and the 80th highest crime rate of 251 local areas in Mole Valley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Limes (KT22 8NH) in the last 12 months was 65.2 per 1,000 residents and was 109.5% higher than the Ashtead Park average (31.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Limes (KT22 8NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downs Lane, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Worple Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Limes area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downs Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Downs Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worple Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highlands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highlands Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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