Total Crime Rate
535.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Matthews 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 St Matthews Road (RH1 1TA) 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 St Matthews Road (RH1 1TA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 149 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Meadvale & St John's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | North Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Furze Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lower Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clarendon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Furze Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Furze Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Furze Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Furze Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakdene Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Huntingdon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chapel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chapel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queensway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Local resolution |
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