Total Crime Rate

500.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

161.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 500.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 161.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 153.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.7 10/10
  • Public order 56.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.4 10/10
  • Other theft 28.4 10/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Drugs 17.1 9/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Robbery 11.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brighton Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Earlswood & Whitebushes , and the 6th highest crime rate of 444 local areas in Reigate and Banstead .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brighton Road (RH1 6PP) in the last 12 months was 500.0 per 1,000 residents and was 369.0% higher than the Earlswood & Whitebushes average (106.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 161.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (RH1 6PP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 147 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holland Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Garlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reading Arch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reading Arch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reading Arch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Reading Arch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reading Arch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Holland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marketfield Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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