Total Crime Rate

254.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 254.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Robbery 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Dean Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Fairfield , and the 96th 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 Dean Road (CR0 1HX) in the last 12 months was 254.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% lower than the Fairfield average (319.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 87.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dean Road (CR0 1HX), the main crime hotspot is near Ledbury Road. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dean Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Cliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Muggeridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Muggeridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Park Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spindlewood Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spindlewood Gardens —
Apr 2026Drugs Spindlewood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spindlewood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulgrave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Mulgrave Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Mulgrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Croydon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Road —
Apr 2026Public order Bartlett Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Ledbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ledbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Muggeridge Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Croydon —
Apr 2026Burglary Ledbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Galloway Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eden Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eden Road —
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Data Sources

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