Postcode · Banstead
Crime in SM7 2LB
How much crime is recorded in SM7 2LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Banstead
- Council
- Reigate and Banstead
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,407 (2024)
SM7 2LBBanstead
How safe is SM7 2LB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM7 2LB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 2LBNational
Violence and sexual offences32.423.6
Other crime20.51.5
Public order7.34.6
Burglary5.29.1
Drugs2.82.4
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other theft1.34.5
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.