Total Crime Rate
460.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brighton Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Earlswood & Whitebushes , and the 10th highest crime rate of 440 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 460.2 per 1,000 residents and was 342.8% higher than the Earlswood & Whitebushes average (103.9 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 119.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brighton Road (RH1 6PP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 45 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 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lower Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garlands Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Garlands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Huntingdon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gurney'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gurney'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chapel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chapel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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