Total Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 32.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Melbury Gardens area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 198th 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 Melbury Gardens (CR2 0DQ) in the last 12 months was 32.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% lower than the Sanderstead average (40.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbury Gardens (CR2 0DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hurnford Close, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ownstead Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Melbury Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ownstead Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hurnford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurnford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montague Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montague Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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