Total Crime Rate
535.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cromwell Road area has the highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Meadvale & St John's , and the 7th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Reigate and Banstead .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cromwell Road (RH1 1HS) in the last 12 months was 535.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1808.5% higher than the Meadvale & St John's average (28.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 256.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cromwell Road (RH1 1HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 149 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (70 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Meadvale & St John's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garlands Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Garlands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ridgeway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakdene Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Huntingdon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chapel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chapel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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