Total Crime Rate

167.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 167.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 29.1 6/10
  • Drugs 29.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 9/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 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 17 local areas in Fairfield , and the 178th 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 7PB) in the last 12 months was 167.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% lower than the Fairfield average (319.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croham Road (CR2 7PB), the main crime hotspot is near Ledbury Road. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 58 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 (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Junction Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurst Road —
Apr 2026Public order Galloway Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Galloway Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sunny Nook Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blunt Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drovers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drovers Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blunt Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Blunt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drovers Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Croydon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bartlett Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Junction Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Dornton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dornton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Park Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Muggeridge Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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