Total Crime Rate
43.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Arundel Avenue area has the 40th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 291st lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Arundel Avenue (CR2 8BA) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% higher than the Sanderstead average (33.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arundel Avenue (CR2 8BA), the main crime hotspot is near Queenhill Road. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sanderstead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sylvan Close | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mountwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ferns Close | Under investigation |
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