Total Crime Rate

9.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 9.0 1/10
  • Violent crimes 6.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Earlswood & Whitebushes , and the 25th lowest crime rate of 444 local areas in Reigate and Banstead .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Close (RH2 7BN) in the last 12 months was 9.0 per 1,000 residents and was 91.5% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -95.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Close (RH2 7BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chart Lane, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft A217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lesbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lesbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lesbourne Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chart Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chart Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Monk'S Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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