Crime Rates at Fernleigh Close, Croydon, CR0 4RY

Fernleigh Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 31st highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fernleigh Close (CR0 4RY) in the last 12 months was 517.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1068.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -63.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 100.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernleigh Close (CR0 4RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 102 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.