Total Crime Rate

290.1 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 290.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 80.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Public order 30.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canalside area has the 6th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Earlswood & Whitebushes , and the 13th 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 Canalside (RH1 2NH) in the last 12 months was 290.1 per 1,000 residents and was 179.1% higher than the Earlswood & Whitebushes average (103.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canalside (RH1 2NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thornton Side, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Moors (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canalside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thornton Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thornton Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornton Side —
Sep 2025Public order Battlebridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hylton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thornton Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Side Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Subrosa Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thornton Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ormside Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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