Ashtead vs Merstham

Ashtead has a safety score of 28/100 (Below Average) and recorded 575 crimes in the last 12 months. Merstham has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 1,046 crimes. Ashtead scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Ashtead shows a year-on-year crime trend of +20.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Merstham shows +4.4% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Ashtead, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (200 incidents). In Merstham, it is Violent Crime (343 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Ashtead recorded 65 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Merstham recorded 211. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Ashtead totalled 200 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 343 in Merstham. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Ashtead recorded 477 crimes (now 575, a change of +20.6%). Merstham recorded 1,002 crimes previously (now 1,046, +4.4%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Ashtead has a resolution rate of 25.7% and Merstham has 28.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Ashtead falls within the Surrey Police boundary. Merstham is covered by Surrey Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Ashtead and Merstham. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.