Total Crime Rate

460.8 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 460.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 141.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.4 10/10
  • Public order 39.2 10/10
  • Other theft 27.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Balcombe Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Horley Central & South , and the 9th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Reigate and Banstead .

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 Balcombe Road (RH6 9HS) in the last 12 months was 460.8 per 1,000 residents and was 429.3% 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 Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 138.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balcombe Road (RH6 9HS), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Road. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balcombe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Consort Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Consort Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Consort Way East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Hilda'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Consort Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Consort Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Consort Way
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Yattendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yattendon Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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