Total Crime Rate

143.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 143.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 42.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Croham Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 226th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 7HD) in the last 12 months was 143.8 per 1,000 residents and was 329.7% higher than the Sanderstead average (33.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ).

In the area around Croham Road (CR2 7HD), the main crime hotspot is near Croham Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Croham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Burway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birdhurst Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birdhurst Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birdhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Campden Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birdhurst Rise —
Apr 2026Other theft Birdhurst Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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