Total Crime Rate

216.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 216.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Other theft 29.3 10/10
  • Robbery 24.0 10/10
  • Drugs 18.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.0 8/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Grange Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 123rd 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 Grange Road (CR2 0NE) in the last 12 months was 216.0 per 1,000 residents and was 356.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 88.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grange Road (CR2 0NE), the main crime hotspot is near Brantwood Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Grange Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Allenby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darmaine Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Allenby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derrick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Biddulph Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brantwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brantwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Brantwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darmaine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darmaine Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyche Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Purley Oaks Under investigation
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Data Sources

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