Total Crime Rate
773.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
565.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Palmerston Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Earlswood & Whitebushes , and the 2nd 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 Palmerston Close (RH1 6TQ) in the last 12 months was 773.1 per 1,000 residents and was 625.1% higher 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 162 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 202 (≈ 565.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 896.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Palmerston Close (RH1 6TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gatehouse Lodge, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brambletye Park Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Earlswood & Whitebushes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gatehouse Lodge | — |
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