Total Crime Rate
114.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sanderstead Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 322nd highest crime rate of 1,070 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 114.5 per 1,000 residents and was 158.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sanderstead Road (CR2 0PH), 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.
View Crime In Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bynes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montana Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Station Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sanderstead Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Montana Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mayfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mayfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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