Total Crime Rate
103.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chelsham Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 380th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Chelsham Road (CR2 6HY) in the last 12 months was 103.7 per 1,000 residents and was 155.6% higher than the Sanderstead average (40.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chelsham Road (CR2 6HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Junction Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rolleston Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Selsdon Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newark Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newark Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bynes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bynes Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Carlton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rolleston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rolleston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchend Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Newark Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Birchend Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Junction Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brighton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Haling Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sussex Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sunny Nook Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brighton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brighton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Selsdon Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Newark Road | Under investigation |
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