Total Crime Rate

31.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 31.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 3.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Brighton Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 190th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brighton Road (CR2 6AH) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% lower than the Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (CR2 6AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Churchill Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Chelsham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sanderstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crunden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newark Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bynes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyche Grove —
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Churchill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Sanderstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darmaine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darmaine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redsan Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chelsham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Augustine'S Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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