Postcode · Banstead
Crime in SM7 1AF
How much crime is recorded in SM7 1AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Banstead
- Council
- Reigate and Banstead
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,259 (2024)
SM7 1AFBanstead
How safe is SM7 1AF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM7 1AF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
SM7 1AFNational
Violence and sexual offences9.923.6
Public order3.54.6
Other crime3.51.5
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Burglary3.39.1
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Drugs2.32.4
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other theft1.24.5
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.