Crime Rates at Sanderstead Road, South Croydon, CR2 0LY

Sanderstead Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 422nd lowest crime rate of 1,070 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 Sanderstead Road (CR2 0LY) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% higher than the Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -90.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sanderstead Road (CR2 0LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mayfield Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.