Total Crime Rate

101.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bynes Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 377th highest 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 Bynes Road (CR2 0PR) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 129.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bynes Road (CR2 0PR), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bynes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Sanderstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darmaine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sanderstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyche Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darmaine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chelsham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redsan Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Crunden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bynes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Chelsham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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