Total Crime Rate
13.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bakehouse Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Horley Central & South , and the 49th 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 Bakehouse Road (RH6 8JD) in the last 12 months was 13.9 per 1,000 residents and was 83.0% 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 Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bakehouse Road (RH6 8JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chequers Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Darenth Way (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Darenth Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Darenth Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Waterside | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Horley Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Southlands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rothervale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Darenth Way | Under investigation |
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