Total Crime Rate

1176.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

240.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1176.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 615.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 240.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 157.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 143.9 10/10
  • Public order 60.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 50.3 10/10
  • Robbery 31.2 10/10
  • Burglary 26.0 10/10
  • Other theft 26.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Drugs 17.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.9 9/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
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

Heathfield Road area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Fairfield , and the 9th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heathfield Road (CR0 1EU) in the last 12 months was 1176.8 per 1,000 residents and was 268.0% higher than the Fairfield average (319.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 355 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 59.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 240.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heathfield Road (CR0 1EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 395 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ledbury Road (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heathfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/152)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South End Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Mulgrave Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulgrave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eden Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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