Crime in Mole Valley
Recorded crime in Mole Valley is 0.6 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 2%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
88,709 residents in 54 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 7/10Low crime
- Safety in the world
- 8/10Low crime
- Living
- 6.3/10Fair
- 5-year change
- +2%more crimes
Crime over 5 years
Up 2% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Mole Valley, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.6× the England and Wales average. 52 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 61% of the harm here
- Burglary: 17% of the harm here
- Other theft: 6% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 61% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 15 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.3 |
| Burglary | 3.3 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 19.2 |
| Drugs | 1.9 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.4 |
| Other crime | 1.2 |
| Other theft | 5.3 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.4 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 3.4 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 5.7 |
| Public order | 6.1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.1 |
| Shoplifting | 3.5 |
What crimes are recorded in Mole Valley
54.4 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in Mole Valley in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
Our total for April 2025 to March 2026: 4,692. Home Office recorded crime: 4,828 (3% apart).
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 83 | 0.94 | Down 2% |
| Cars broken into | 121 | 1.4 | About the same |
| Vehicle tampering | 39 | 0.44 | Up 8% |
| Vandalism to homes | 100 | 1.1 | About the same |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 58 | 0.65 | Up 18% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 129 | 1.5 | Down 18% |
| Arson | 23 | 0.26 | Up 35% |
| Burglary of homes | 133 | 1.5 | Up 11% |
| Burglary of businesses | 72 | 0.81 | Up 26% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 8 | - | - |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 36 | 0.41 | Up 29% |
| Robbery of people | 18 | 0.20 | Down 40% |
| Robbery of businesses | 19 | 0.21 | - |
| Violence with injury | 440 | 5.0 | Up 5% |
| Violence without injury | 878 | 9.9 | Up 8% |
| Stalking and harassment | 560 | 6.3 | Down 4% |
| Sexual offences | 176 | 2.0 | Up 21% |
| Shoplifting | 409 | 4.6 | Down 7% |
| Bicycle theft | 32 | 0.36 | Up 33% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 18 | 0.20 | Down 57% |
| Drug dealing | 112 | 1.3 | Up 111% |
| Drug possession | 106 | 1.2 | Up 43% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Surrey Police area: 450 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (479 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Mole Valley.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
How often crimes lead to a charge
In Mole Valley, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 1,947 | 7% | 3% | 70% | 14% | 5% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 488 | 3% | 2% | 31% | 59% | 4% |
| Public order | 483 | 7% | 3% | 53% | 33% | 4% |
| Shoplifting | 399 | 29% | 5% | 23% | 39% | 4% |
| Other theft | 394 | 1% | 1% | 24% | 66% | 8% |
| Burglary | 269 | 4% | 0% | 8% | 84% | 4% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 242 | 3% | 0% | 9% | 84% | 5% |
| Drugs | 171 | 12% | 20% | 29% | 33% | 6% |
| Other crime | 126 | 17% | 4% | 48% | 23% | 8% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 5% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Towns and cities in Mole Valley
Postcode districts in Mole Valley
Questions about crime in Mole Valley
- Is Mole Valley a safe place to live?
- Mole Valley scores 7 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Mole Valley?
- Up 2% over 5 years, from 4,492 recorded crimes a year to 4,591.
- What is the most common crime in Mole Valley?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 19 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Mole Valley?
- In Mole Valley, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 37% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Mole Valley?
- Of 269 burglaries reported in Mole Valley between September 2024 and August 2025, 4% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 84% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Mole Valley?
- In Mole Valley, the police recorded 83 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.9 per 1,000 residents, down 2% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Mole Valley?
- 287 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Mole Valley in 2025/26, 3.2 per 1,000 residents, 0.7 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Mole Valley last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in Mole Valley in 2025/26, against 2 the year before.