Crime Rates at Lime Works Road, Merstham, Redhill, RH1 3BS

Lime Works Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Chipstead, Kingswood & Woodmansterne , and the 134th highest crime rate of 444 local areas in Reigate and Banstead .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lime Works Road (RH1 3BS) in the last 12 months was 70.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% higher than the Chipstead, Kingswood & Woodmansterne average (52.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Works Road (RH1 3BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jolliffe Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shepherd'S Hill (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.