Crime Rates at Croham Road, South Croydon, CR2 7BA

Croham Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 130th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Croham Road (CR2 7BA) in the last 12 months was 210.3 per 1,000 residents and was 418.4% higher than the Sanderstead average (40.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croham Road (CR2 7BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Temple Road, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bartlett Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.