Total Crime Rate
6.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vicarage Lane area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Horley Central & South , and the 8th lowest crime rate of 444 local areas in Reigate and Banstead .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Lane (RH6 8BB) in the last 12 months was 6.4 per 1,000 residents and was 92.2% lower than the Horley Central & South average (81.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vicarage Lane (RH6 8BB), the main crime hotspot is near Kelsey Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Kelsey Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Meath Green Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelsey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelsey Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wickham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meath Green Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Meath Gardens | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meath Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Meath Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Glebe | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Glebe | Under investigation |
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