Total Crime Rate

5.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 5.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Ash Close area has the lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Hooley, Merstham & Netherne , and the 9th lowest crime rate of 440 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 Ash Close (RH1 3HJ) in the last 12 months was 5.6 per 1,000 residents and was 92.8% lower than the Hooley, Merstham & Netherne average (77.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 1 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 Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY).

In the area around Ash Close (RH1 3HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reeds Meadow (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Hooley, Merstham & Netherne

Crime Over Time in Ash Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wolfendale Close
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tilers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mocatta Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wyecliffe Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hylton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nutfield Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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