Total Crime Rate

535.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 535.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 181.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 102.7 9/10
  • Public order 62.2 10/10
  • Other theft 54.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Drugs 18.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
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

St 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.

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Crime Over Time in St Matthews Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street
Sep 2025Drugs Furze Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clarendon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road
Sep 2025Drugs Furze Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Furze Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Furze Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furze Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakdene Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Huntingdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chapel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chapel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Road
Sep 2025Other theft Queensway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution

Data Sources

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