Total Crime Rate
81.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Croydon Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Beddington , and the 171st highest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .
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 Croydon Road (CR0 4WQ) in the last 12 months was 81.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% lower than the Beddington average (84.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 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 Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Croydon Road (CR0 4WQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 266 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Ridgeway (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Willoughby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stafford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Salcott Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Godalming Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Willoughby Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Willoughby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Headley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willoughby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lavington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Merebank Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Merebank Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claydon Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cherry Hill Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lynwood Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | East Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | East Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stafford Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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