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Is Brockham a safe area?

For anyone buying or renting in Brockham.

Yes, although it has more going on than a quiet Surrey village suggests. Crime runs about a tenth above the district average. Hardly anyone is unemployed. Overcrowding barely exists. The figures describe a quiet area with some irritations, not a dangerous one.

Police recorded 597 crimes across the Brockham area in the year from June 2025 to May 2026, a published rate of about 73 per 1,000 residents. That's roughly 10% above the Mole Valley average. It's a higher figure than the scenery suggests, but it doesn't make Brockham a trouble spot.

For comparison, the Mole Valley rate over the same year was about 67 per 1,000. So Brockham sits a few points above the district, and the district itself is one of the quieter parts of Surrey. Being slightly above average in Mole Valley still means a low crime area.

The area around the numbers is settled and comfortable. Population density averages about 1,250 people per square kilometre, unemployment is about 2% and overcrowding is about 1%. None of those explains the crime rate, but none of them suggests a troubled area either. Most crime in places like this involves nuisance rather than hardship.

The breakdown by type explains the rate. Anti-social behaviour makes up about 46% of recorded crime here, against about 16% nationally, so it accounts for most of the gap. Violence and sexual offences make up about 23%, against about 35% nationally. That's a broad legal category that includes common assault without injury, and it's lower here than the national share. Public order offences are about 7% here and nationally, other theft about 7% in both, and burglary about 4% in both. Criminal damage and arson is about 6% here against about 7% nationally. Apart from anti-social behaviour, Brockham's crime looks much like the rest of the country's, only a little less violent.

What happens after a crime is reported is a separate question from how much crime there is. Surrey Police charges a suspect in about 11% of cases, against about 12% nationally, which puts it 30th of 42 forces. About 36% of its cases are closed with no suspect identified. Those are force-wide figures, not a measure of Brockham itself.

Brockham is middling for safety. It's safe enough to live in comfortably, and the thing most likely to bother you here is anti-social behaviour, not being hurt.

Check it for your address. These figures describe the wider area, not a single street. For recent crime near a particular address, use the map on police.uk.

Sources: police.uk (Home Office) · ONS Census 2021

Data to May 2026 · Figures checked 29 September 2026 (what this means)