Total Crime Rate
40.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Prospect Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Long Ditton , and the 186th lowest crime rate of 400 local areas in Elmbridge .
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 Prospect Road (KT6 5PY) in the last 12 months was 40.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% lower than the Long Ditton average (47.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Prospect Road (KT6 5PY), the main crime hotspot is near Houston Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Long Ditton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vallings Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vallings Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Seething Wells Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Seething Wells Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Seething Wells Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Seething Wells Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Seething Wells Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Houston Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seething Wells Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vallings Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seething Wells Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Houston Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Houston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Houston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Portsmouth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jennings Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jennings Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Portsmouth Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seething Wells Lane | Under investigation |
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