Total Crime Rate

118.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 22.0 7/10
  • Other theft 17.6 9/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sanderstead Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 312th 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 Sanderstead Road (CR2 0PH) in the last 12 months was 118.9 per 1,000 residents and was 151.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sanderstead Road (CR2 0PH), 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 Mayfield Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sanderstead Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glossop Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Bynes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glossop Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heathhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reddington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glossop Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bynes Road —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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