Total Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Elm Close area has the 29th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 424th 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 Elm Close (CR2 7AH) in the last 12 months was 59.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Close (CR2 7AH), the main crime hotspot is near Normanton Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Elm Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchend Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Birchend Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sussex Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Carlton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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