Total Crime Rate
127.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
79.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Highwoods area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Ashtead Park , and the 37th highest crime rate of 251 local areas in Mole Valley .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Highwoods (KT22 8RR) in the last 12 months was 127.0 per 1,000 residents and was 308.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highwoods (KT22 8RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Epsom Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leatherhead By-Pass Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leatherhead South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highwoods | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leatherhead By-Pass Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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