Total Crime Rate
18.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Ridgeway area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 77th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Ridgeway (CR2 0LF) in the last 12 months was 18.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Ridgeway (CR2 0LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elmfield Way, where police recorded 4 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 | Hook Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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