Total Crime Rate

124.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 124.7 8/10
  • Drugs 45.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

South Park Hill Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Fairfield , and the 287th 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 South Park Hill Road (CR2 7DY) in the last 12 months was 124.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% lower than the Fairfield average (322.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Park Hill Road (CR2 7DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beech Copse, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birdhurst Gardens (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in South Park Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birdhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dittoncroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Spindlewood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Steep Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Birdhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birdhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birdhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Beech Copse Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birdhurst Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Birdhurst Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beech Copse Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Croydon —
Sep 2025Drugs South Croydon Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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