Total Crime Rate

134.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.3 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 134.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.4 9/10
  • Drugs 20.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Linkfield Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Meadvale & St John's , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 444 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 Linkfield Lane (RH1 1JF) in the last 12 months was 134.0 per 1,000 residents and was 367.4% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 69.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linkfield Lane (RH1 1JF), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 158 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Linkfield Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensway
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nash Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Regent Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gloucester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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