Total Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fairfax Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Meadvale & St John's , and the 109th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Reigate and Banstead .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairfax Avenue (RH1 1HZ) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 188.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfax Avenue (RH1 1HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfax Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Furze Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ridgeway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furze Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Furze Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Furze Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baxter Avenue
Sep 2025Drugs Furze Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furze Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oxford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linkfield Corner Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Linkfield Corner Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Linkfield Corner Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Linkfield Corner Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Linkfield Corner Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linkfield Corner Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linkfield Corner Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Linkfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linkfield Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakdene Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Mead Under investigation

Data Sources

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