Total Crime Rate

333.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 333.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 132.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Other theft 28.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 10/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Robbery 11.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Church Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Limpsfield , and the 6th highest crime rate of 267 local areas in Tandridge .

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 Church Lane (RH8 9PT) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 675.5% higher than the Limpsfield average (43.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (RH8 9PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Approach, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxted (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Amy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oxted Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxted Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxted Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Amy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Amy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amy Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Station Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hoskins Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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