Total Crime Rate
97.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Balchins Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 251 local areas in Mole Valley .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Balchins Lane (RH4 3LR) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 103.6% higher than the Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood average (47.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Balchins Lane (RH4 3LR), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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