Total Crime Rate

12.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.6 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 12.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Blenheim Park Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 38th 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 Blenheim Park Road (CR2 6BF) in the last 12 months was 12.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% 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 Violent crimes with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blenheim Park Road (CR2 6BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Churchill Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haling Down Passage (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blenheim Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Brighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Biddulph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Allenby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Biddulph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Biddulph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Biddulph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harepit Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Churchill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blenheim Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Allenby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haling Down Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haling Down Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Haling Down Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Haling Down Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Culmington Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Blenheim Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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