Total Crime Rate
57.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Larch Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Meadvale & St John's , and the 178th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Reigate and Banstead .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Larch Close (RH1 6LL) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 103.8% higher than the Meadvale & St John's average (28.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Larch Close (RH1 6LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willow Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Somerset Gardens (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Meadvale & St John's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Willow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yeats Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yeats Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cronks Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Yeats Close | Under investigation |
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