Postcode sector · Banstead
Crime in SM7 9
How much crime is recorded in SM7 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Reigate and Banstead
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 1,655 (2024)
SM7 9Postcode sector · Banstead
How safe is SM7 9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SM7 9, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Shoplifting9.28.4
Burglary7.39.1
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft3.54.5
Public order3.24.6
Robbery1.61.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.