Total Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 17.5 2/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Rural Way area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Earlswood & Whitebushes , and the 65th 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 Rural Way (RH1 4BT) in the last 12 months was 17.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% lower than the Earlswood & Whitebushes average (103.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rural Way (RH1 4BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A25, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rydons Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rural Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsfield Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A25 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redstone Manor Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mostyn Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mostyn Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rennie Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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