Crime Rates at Drovers Road, South Croydon, CR2 6PR

Drovers Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 75th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drovers Road (CR2 6PR) in the last 12 months was 293.5 per 1,000 residents and was 777.1% higher than the Sanderstead average (33.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drovers Road (CR2 6PR), the main crime hotspot is near Ledbury Road. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.