Total Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Ruffetts area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 199th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Ruffetts (CR2 7LS) in the last 12 months was 32.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% lower than the Sanderstead average (40.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ruffetts (CR2 7LS), the main crime hotspot is near Hollingsworth Road. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Ruffetts area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ballards Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ballards Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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