Total Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Peters Street area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 183rd lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Peters Street (CR2 7DF) in the last 12 months was 31.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% lower than the Sanderstead average (33.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Peters Street (CR2 7DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Junction Road, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bartlett Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Peters Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chelsham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newark Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Muggeridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drovers Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drovers Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drovers Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drovers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Muggeridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Jarvis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Muggeridge Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Croydon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sunny Nook Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chelsham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Croydon —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurst Road —
Apr 2026Public order Hurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Croydon —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blunt Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blunt Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Blunt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selsdon Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Peter'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Peter'S Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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