Reigate and Banstead crime rate Interactive maps and visualisation

Overview of Reigate and Banstead crime rate

Crime rating – low.

Reigate and Banstead ranks 21st out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 11091 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Reigate and Banstead has a population of 150846. This equates to a crime rate of 73.53 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 5.21 % compared to previous year.

Most common crime types in Reigate and Banstead are Violence and sexual offences (36.0%) Anti-social behaviour (16.2%) Public order (8.9%) and least common crime types are Possession of weapons (0.8%) Robbery (0.7%) Theft from the person (0.4%).

There are 15 wards in Reigate and Banstead. Wards with high crime rates are Redhill East (140.3), Horley Central & South (103.4), Hooley, Merstham & Netherne (96.6) . On the other end, safest wards are Chipstead, Kingswood & Woodmansterne (50.6), Nork (41.4), Meadvale & St John’s (37.1) .

Similarly, looking at Postcode districts that are within or overlapping with Reigate and Banstead, we see high crime rates in RH6 (151.1), CR5 (106.7), RH1 (98.2) . Safest postcode districts are SM2 (54.2), SM7 (48.1), CR3 (39.0) .

Reigate and Banstead crime incidents by crime type

A total of 11091 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 3995 (36.0)%
Anti-social behaviour – 1799 (16.2)%
Public order – 991 (8.9)%
Criminal damage and arson – 981 (8.8)%
Other theft – 771 (7.0)%
Vehicle crime – 700 (6.3)%
Shoplifting – 684 (6.2)%
Burglary – 402 (3.6)%
Drugs – 263 (2.4)%
Other crime – 200 (1.8)%
Bicycle theft – 96 (0.9)%
Possession of weapons – 91 (0.8)%
Robbery – 73 (0.7)%
Theft from the person – 45 (0.4)%

How does Reigate and Banstead compare against nearby areas ?

Reigate and Banstead ranks 21st when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Reigate and Banstead is compared against

Crime rates in Reigate and Banstead wards

There are 15 wards within Reigate and Banstead. Redhill East, Horley Central & South, Hooley, Merstham & Netherne has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 15 wards from high crime rate to low.