Banstead
Middle areaNorth Reigate and Banstead. 9,102 people in 4.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Banstead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Banstead
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Banstead at a rate of 79.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 69.8 per 1,000 people across Reigate and Banstead.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 282 |
| Other crime | 179 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 79 |
| Vehicle crime | 51 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 39 |
| Shoplifting | 33 |
| Burglary | 30 |
| Drug offences | 23 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Banstead compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Banstead safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Banstead at a rate of 79.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 69.8 per 1,000 people across Reigate and Banstead.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 53 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Banstead.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (282), other crime (179) and anti-social behaviour (79).
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 Reigate and Banstead
These figures are published for the whole of Reigate and Banstead, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Reigate and Banstead and not Banstead alone. See Reigate and Banstead
Banstead in brief
The median price paid for a home in Banstead was £620,000 in 2025.
Banstead had 9,227 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Banstead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Banstead, 96.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.