Total Crime Rate
32.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Brow area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Earlswood & Whitebushes , and the 157th 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 The Brow (RH1 5SP) in the last 12 months was 32.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% lower than the Earlswood & Whitebushes average (103.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Brow (RH1 5SP), the main crime hotspot is near Edgefield Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Earlswood & Whitebushes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Canada Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Greenwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canada Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bushfield Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawthorn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Denton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mason'S Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivydene Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Brow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Jordans Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Jordans Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ambleside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rathgar Close | Under investigation |
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