Total Crime Rate

35.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 35.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 3.5 1/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Old School Place area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 219th lowest crime rate of 1,070 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 Old School Place (CR0 4GB) in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% lower than the Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 155.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old School Place (CR0 4GB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waddon, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Propeller Crescent (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old School Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denning Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old School Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillier Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Propeller Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waddon Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Waddon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waddon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waddon Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Old School Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waddon Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hillier Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hillier Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coldharbour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coldharbour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coldharbour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old School Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Propeller Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waddon Park Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waddon —
Apr 2026Public order Propeller Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penfold Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penfold Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penfold Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old School Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epsom Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Epsom Road —
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Data Sources

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