Total Crime Rate
93.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tirlemont Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 413th 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 Tirlemont Road (CR2 6DS) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 111.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tirlemont Road (CR2 6DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haling Park Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blenheim Crescent (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In South Croydon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blenheim Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vauxhall Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Haling Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Harepit Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Augustine'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pampisford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pampisford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avondale Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Elysian Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Haling Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Avondale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avondale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vauxhall Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blenheim Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Blenheim Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Culmington Road | — |
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