POLICE in Lingfield and Dormansland are called to an average of 32 incidents a month.
Tandridge's neighbourhood inspector Angie Austin revealed the figure at a Lingfield Parish Council meeting on November 27.
She said that crime rates have dropped by 20 per cent in the last year, and police have also seen a reduction in the number of reported incidents by 44 per cent.
Inspector Austin said: "We have seen a good drop in crime in the Lingfield and Dormansland area, but we want more people to call us and let us know of any antisocial behaviour or anything suspicious happening."
Only 16 per cent of all crimes reported to Surrey Police in Lingfield are considered to be high level – such as violent crimes.
This is compared to 75 per cent for the north of Tandridge.
"A lot of our policing is not always as visible as we would like it to be," Insp Austin added.
"We often have officers out in the early hours and using the back routes to show a presence to reduce rural crime in the area."
The meeting heard that, last December, Robert Dalton, of Grove Road, Lingfield, was the first person in seven years to get an Asbo in Tandridge.
"We suffer from travelling criminals, where a group of criminals come from further afield to commit crimes in our area," Insp Austin added. "But we need residents to report incidents as often as possible because that way we can build up a picture of what is happening in the area and where criminals are coming from."
Surrey Police officers are based at Lingfield and Dormansland Community Centre, off the High Street. Chris D'Avray, chairman of Lingfield Parish Council, said: "We do really appreciate what the police do for us in this area.
"It is a safer place to live thanks to the police officers that patrol, and Inspector Angie Austin.
"I think the fact that there are officers based in the heart of the village and the community is a key factor for their success."
