Dorking South
Middle areaCentral Mole Valley. 7,547 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 89% of people in Dorking South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Dorking South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dorking South at a rate of 82.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.3 per 1,000 people across Mole Valley.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 211 |
| Other crime | 104 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 81 |
| Shoplifting | 74 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 53 |
| Burglary | 50 |
| Drug offences | 23 |
| Vehicle crime | 19 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Dorking South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Dorking South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dorking South at a rate of 82.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.3 per 1,000 people across Mole Valley.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 41 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Dorking South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (211), other crime (104) and anti-social behaviour (81).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Mole Valley
These figures are published for the whole of Mole Valley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Mole Valley and not Dorking South alone. See Mole Valley
Dorking South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Dorking South was £450,000 in 2025.
Dorking South had 7,323 usual residents at the census.
About 89% of people in Dorking South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Dorking South, 87.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.