Crime Rate in Park Hill & Whitgift, ward

Park Hill & Whitgift has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Croydon district and the 1704th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 28th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Park Hill & Whitgift in the last 12 months was 40.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% lower than the Croydon district average (111.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Park Hill & Whitgift’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 121 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Park Hill & Whitgift ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Addiscombe Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.