Total Crime Rate

179.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 179.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 41.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Stafford Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 165th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stafford Road (CR0 4NG) in the last 12 months was 179.5 per 1,000 residents and was 279.6% 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 Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stafford Road (CR0 4NG), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Stafford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waddon —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fernleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lynwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waddon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waddon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Godson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Propeller Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waddon Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Propeller Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Purley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fernleigh Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stapleton Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penfold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stapleton Gardens —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Courtney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Epsom Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Waddon Park Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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