Total Crime Rate

217.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.8 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 217.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 97.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.7 10/10
  • Burglary 17.8 10/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Robbery 8.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Blenheim Park Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 119th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blenheim Park Road (CR2 6BE) in the last 12 months was 217.8 per 1,000 residents and was 392.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 97.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blenheim Park Road (CR2 6BE), the main crime hotspot is near Brantwood Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In South Croydon

Crime Over Time in Blenheim Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Blenheim Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Churchill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Culmington Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darmaine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darmaine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brantwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brantwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brantwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Augustine'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Biddulph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Biddulph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Biddulph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haling Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Allenby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Allenby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Biddulph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blenheim Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harepit Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Brighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 21 of 21

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑