Total Crime Rate
24.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vale Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Auriol , and the 55th lowest crime rate of 231 local areas in Epsom and Ewell .
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 Vale Road (KT4 7EA) in the last 12 months was 24.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% lower than the Auriol average (40.0 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vale Road (KT4 7EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vale Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wolsey Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cuddington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Inveresk Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmstead Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elmstead Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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