Total Crime Rate

116.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.4 8/10
  • Drugs 50.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Pampisford Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 317th 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 Pampisford Road (CR2 6DE) in the last 12 months was 116.3 per 1,000 residents and was 162.7% 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 Drugs with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pampisford Road (CR2 6DE), the main crime hotspot is near Blenheim Crescent. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pampisford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Blenheim Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Elysian Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Culmington Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harepit Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joshua Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joshua Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pampisford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pampisford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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