Total Crime Rate

79.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.4 7/10
  • Drugs 41.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Edgar Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 517th highest 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 Edgar Road (CR2 0NJ) in the last 12 months was 79.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% 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 Drugs with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgar Road (CR2 0NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theresa'S Walk, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Edgar Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glossop Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heathhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glossop Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penwortham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Purley Oaks Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reddington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glossop Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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