Total Crime Rate

126.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 126.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Drugs 19.0 10/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Mayfield Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 280th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Mayfield Road (CR2 0BH) in the last 12 months was 126.6 per 1,000 residents and was 167.7% higher than the Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 322.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mayfield Road (CR2 0BH), the main crime hotspot is near Mayfield Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Mayfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Carlton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glossop Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glossop Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heathhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bynes Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Bynes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glossop Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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