Total Crime Rate
795.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Heathfield Road area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Fairfield , and the 14th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 795.5 per 1,000 residents and was 146.7% higher than the Fairfield average (322.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 165 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -10.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 117 (≈ 202.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 120.6% 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 197 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ledbury Road (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ledbury Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Peter'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Peter'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dean Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Galloway Path | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drovers Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drovers Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Temple Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dering Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Temple Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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