Crime Rate in Fairfield, ward

Fairfield has the highest crime rate of 28 wards in Croydon district and the 94th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 27th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Fairfield in the last 12 months was 322.5 per 1,000 residents and was 189.8% higher than the Croydon district average (111.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Fairfield’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,380 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 34 cases , down -19.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 28.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -19.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,933 (≈ 107.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Fairfield ward, the main local crime hotspot is near North End. Police recorded 701 crimes here, including 213 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.