Crime Rate in Park Hill & Whitgift, ward

Park Hill & Whitgift has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Croydon district and the 1604th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 16th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Park Hill & Whitgift in the last 12 months was 38.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% lower than the Croydon district average (109.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Park Hill & Whitgift’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 107 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Park Hill & Whitgift ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Spindlewood Gardens, with 21 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Waldegrove (9 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.