Total Crime Rate

96.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 96.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 31.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Haling Park Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 398th 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 Haling Park Road (CR2 6NF) in the last 12 months was 96.7 per 1,000 residents and was 118.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haling Park Road (CR2 6NF), the main crime hotspot is near Violet Gardens. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Haling Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Denning Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waddon Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Violet Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Denning Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Heath Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Whitgift Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Elysian Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Violet Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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