Merstham
Middle areaEast Reigate and Banstead. 7,191 people in 2.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Merstham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Merstham
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Merstham at a rate of 76.1 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 | 207 |
| Other crime | 95 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 86 |
| Vehicle crime | 66 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 50 |
| Drug offences | 18 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Shoplifting | 8 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Merstham compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Merstham safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Merstham at a rate of 76.1 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, 63 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Merstham.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (207), other crime (95) and anti-social behaviour (86).
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 Merstham alone. See Reigate and Banstead
Merstham in brief
The median price paid for a home in Merstham was £430,500 in 2025.
Merstham had 6,864 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Merstham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Merstham, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.