Total Crime Rate

80.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.0 7/10
  • Other theft 34.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 16.0 3/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Smithy Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Banstead Village , and the 115th highest crime rate of 444 local areas in Reigate and Banstead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smithy Lane (KT20 6TX) in the last 12 months was 80.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% higher than the Banstead Village average (79.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithy Lane (KT20 6TX), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Smithy Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rookery Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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