Total Crime Rate

82.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Castlemaine Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 500th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castlemaine Avenue (CR2 7HQ) in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 102.5% higher than the Sanderstead average (40.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castlemaine Avenue (CR2 7HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Campden Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Melville Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Castlemaine Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Castlemaine Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Croham Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Benchfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Campden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melville Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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