Crime Rate in Fairfield, ward

Fairfield has the highest crime rate of 28 wards in Croydon district and the 90th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 25th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Fairfield in the last 12 months was 319.8 per 1,000 residents and was 192.9% higher than the Croydon district average (109.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Fairfield’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1,357 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 37 cases , down -17.8% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 62.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,852 (≈ 103.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Fairfield ward, the main local crime hotspot is near North End. Police recorded 657 crimes here, including 224 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.