Total Crime Rate

497.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

313.8 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 497.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 313.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 159.0 10/10
  • Public order 154.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.7 9/10
  • Other theft 33.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.1 7/10
  • Drugs 20.9 10/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Benhams Drive area has the highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Horley Central & South , and the 7th 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 Benhams Drive (RH6 8QU) in the last 12 months was 497.9 per 1,000 residents and was 508.4% higher than the Horley Central & South average (81.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 313.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benhams Drive (RH6 8QU), the main crime hotspot is near Benhams Drive. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Benhams Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skipton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benhams Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skipton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skipton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bonehurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benhams Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterside Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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