Total Crime Rate
3.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Solecote area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bookham East & Eastwick Park , and the 6th 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 Solecote (KT23 3EQ) in the last 12 months was 3.8 per 1,000 residents and was 90.9% lower than the Bookham East & Eastwick Park average (41.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Solecote (KT23 3EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Oakenwood. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bookham West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middlemead Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakenwood | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Lorne | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Lorne | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Fern Copse | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Lorne | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Lorne | Under investigation |
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