Total Crime Rate
68.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Normanton Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 489th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Normanton Road (CR2 7AE) in the last 12 months was 68.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Normanton Road (CR2 7AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beech Copse, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dornton Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Croham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Croham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchend Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Birchend Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Beech Copse | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Beech Copse | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sussex Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Croham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Croham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Croham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dornton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spencer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Birdhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birdhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Birdhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regents Close | Under investigation |
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