Total Crime Rate
36.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sanderstead Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 238th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sanderstead Road (CR2 0AJ) in the last 12 months was 36.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% higher than the Sanderstead average (33.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -84.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sanderstead Road (CR2 0AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Reddington Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sanderstead Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sanderstead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hook Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Montana Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montana Close | Under investigation |
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