Total Crime Rate
8.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Farm Fields area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 15th 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 Farm Fields (CR2 0HP) in the last 12 months was 8.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Farm Fields (CR2 0HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Woodfields, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ownstead Gardens (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 | Church Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sundown Avenue | Under investigation |
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