Total Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 71.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 50.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Augustines Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 505th lowest 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 St Augustines Avenue (CR2 6JP) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% higher than the Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Augustines Avenue (CR2 6JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Churchill Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Augustines Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blenheim Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Augustine'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Churchill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darmaine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Haling Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darmaine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haling Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Elysian Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blenheim Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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