Total Crime Rate
71.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shire Place area has the 34th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Earlswood & Whitebushes , and the 131st highest crime rate of 444 local areas in Reigate and Banstead .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shire Place (RH1 6DN) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% lower than the Earlswood & Whitebushes average (106.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shire Place (RH1 6DN), the main crime hotspot is near Knighton Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Earlswood & Whitebushes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knighton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Earlsbrook Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Emlyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knighton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knighton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Station Approach East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hooley Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hooley Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Redstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Earlswood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Redstone Road | — |
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