Total Crime Rate

194.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 194.9 9/10
  • Drugs 108.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rosamund Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Fairfield , and the 145th 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 Rosamund Close (CR2 7EW) in the last 12 months was 194.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 61.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosamund Close (CR2 7EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Temple Road, where police recorded 71 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 Rosamund Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Spindlewood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beech Copse Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Steep Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Birdhurst Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birdhurst Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Muggeridge Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Temple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Temple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birdhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Temple Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Temple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Temple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Temple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beech Copse Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Galloway Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dean Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Birdhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Peter'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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