Total Crime Rate

68.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Ridgeway area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 488th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Ridgeway (CR0 4AE) in the last 12 months was 68.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% higher than the Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridgeway (CR0 4AE), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Lane. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Ridgeway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cherry Hill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wandle Side —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lavington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waddon Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Willoughby Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Willoughby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lynwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Willoughby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Limes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Limes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willoughby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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