Total Crime Rate

79.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 79.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 22.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Newark 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 Newark Road (CR2 6HR) 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 Newark Road (CR2 6HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Junction Road, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Selsdon Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newark Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Selsdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Junction Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newark Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Jarvis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crunden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sunny Nook Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chelsham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Junction Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chelsham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selsdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Selsdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Selsdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selsdon Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Selsdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Selsdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Selsdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Junction Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Junction Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Junction Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Junction Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Junction Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Junction Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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