Total Crime Rate

179.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 179.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Observatory Walk area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Meadvale & St John's , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 444 local areas in Reigate and Banstead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Observatory Walk (RH1 1HL) in the last 12 months was 179.1 per 1,000 residents and was 525.0% higher than the Meadvale & St John's average (28.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 68.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Observatory Walk (RH1 1HL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 171 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Observatory Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reading Arch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carrington Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Carrington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Carrington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dome Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reading Arch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rutland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reading Arch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Reading Arch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reading Arch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Warwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Garlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Furze Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grovehill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grovehill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holland Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Holland Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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