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

Brighton Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 509th 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 Brighton Road (CR2 6EH) in the last 12 months was 79.3 per 1,000 residents and was 137.0% higher than the Sanderstead average (33.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (CR2 6EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Junction Road, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.