Total Crime Rate
80.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hillside Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 501st highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Hillside Road (CR0 4DA) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.2% higher than the Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillside Road (CR0 4DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillside Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Layton Crescent (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Croydon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hillside Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Waldronhyrst | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Violet Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Violet Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bramley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goodwin Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goodwin Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Denning Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ludford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Denning Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hyrstdene | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duppas Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ashley Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashley Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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