Total Crime Rate
59.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Meadow Stile area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Fairfield , and the 421st lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Meadow Stile (CR0 1NH) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% lower than the Fairfield average (322.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meadow Stile (CR0 1NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 197 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fell Road (84 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Middle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Middle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| 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 | Possession of weapons | Fell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitgift Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitgift Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitgift Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitgift Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitgift Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitgift Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitgift Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitgift Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Whitgift Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whitgift Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitgift Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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