Total Crime Rate
8.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Althorne Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Earlswood & Whitebushes , and the 22nd lowest crime rate of 444 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 Althorne Road (RH1 6EF) in the last 12 months was 8.6 per 1,000 residents and was 91.9% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Althorne Road (RH1 6EF), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Knighton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knighton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knighton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Emlyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Redstone Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Redstone Road | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Earlsbrook Road | — |
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