Total Crime Rate

81.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Augustines Avenue area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 503rd highest crime rate of 1,082 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 St Augustines Avenue (CR2 6JL) in the last 12 months was 81.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% higher than the Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Augustines Avenue (CR2 6JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haling Park Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Augustine'S Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St Augustines Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kendra Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nicola Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Haling Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Haling Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waddon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Harepit Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nicola Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Nicola Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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