Total Crime Rate

22.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 22.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ballards Way area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ballards Way (CR0 5RG) in the last 12 months was 22.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% lower than the Sanderstead average (40.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ballards Way (CR0 5RG), the main crime hotspot is near Hollingsworth Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ballards Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ballards Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hollingsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hollingsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ballards Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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