Total Crime Rate

506.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

221.3 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 506.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 221.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 161.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.9 10/10
  • Public order 76.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.6 9/10
  • Drugs 25.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.8 10/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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 4th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Earlswood & Whitebushes , and the 5th 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 6YL) in the last 12 months was 506.4 per 1,000 residents and was 374.9% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 221.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (RH1 6YL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 47 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 (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garibaldi Road 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 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holland Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Holland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hooley Lane 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 Wilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Garlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garibaldi 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Hooley Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grovehill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grovehill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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