Total Crime Rate

60.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Laxton Gardens area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Hooley, Merstham & Netherne , and the 171st highest 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 Laxton Gardens (RH1 3NJ) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laxton Gardens (RH1 3NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hildenley Close. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laxton Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hildenley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chilmark Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hildenley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hildenley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hildenley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mansfield Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Radstock Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dundrey Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bletchingley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Delabole Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chilmark Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bletchingley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hildenley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Malmstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dundrey Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Malmstone Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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