Crime Rates at Brighton Road, South Croydon, CR2 6ED

Brighton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brighton Road (CR2 6ED) in the last 12 months was 341.5 per 1,000 residents and was 741.7% higher than the Sanderstead average (40.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 83.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 261.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (CR2 6ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hospital, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bartlett Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.