Total Crime Rate

661.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 661.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 251.1 10/10
  • Public order 150.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 75.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.4 10/10
  • Other theft 50.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Benhams Close area has the highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Horley Central & South , and the 4th highest crime rate of 440 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 Close (RH6 8QX) in the last 12 months was 661.1 per 1,000 residents and was 659.3% higher than the Horley Central & South average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 96 (≈ 401.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benhams Close (RH6 8QX), the main crime hotspot is near Benhams Drive. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 90 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Benhams Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benhams Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Le May Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benhams Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benhams Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cranbourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bonehurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bonehurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Benhams Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Skipton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wesley Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Skipton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Dell Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sarel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sarel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sarel Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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