Southgate vs Dorking Rural West

Southgate has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,284 crimes in the last 12 months. Dorking Rural West has a safety score of 69/100 (Safe) with 334 crimes. Dorking Rural West scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Southgate shows a year-on-year crime trend of +270.2% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Dorking Rural West shows -28.5% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Southgate, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,184 incidents). In Dorking Rural West, it is Violent Crime (117 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Southgate recorded 670 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Dorking Rural West recorded 78. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Southgate totalled 1,184 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 117 in Dorking Rural West. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Southgate recorded 887 crimes (now 3,284, a change of +270.2%). Dorking Rural West recorded 467 crimes previously (now 334, -28.5%).

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. Southgate has a resolution rate of 28.6% and Dorking Rural West has 100%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Southgate falls within the Sussex Police boundary. Dorking Rural West 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 Southgate and Dorking Rural West. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.