Total Crime Rate

37.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.9 4/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Croydon Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 243rd 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 Croydon Road (CR0 4QD) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croydon Road (CR0 4QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 266 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waddon (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Croydon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fernleigh Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fernleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waddon —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stafford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waddon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waddon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wandle Side —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stafford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Purley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lynwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waddon Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cherry Hill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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