Total Crime Rate

210.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 210.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kingsway Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 129th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Kingsway Avenue (CR2 8NF) in the last 12 months was 210.4 per 1,000 residents and was 418.5% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 240.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway Avenue (CR2 8NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cowley Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Kingsway Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Foxearth Spur Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tedder Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ambleside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tedder Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Ingham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tedder Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tedder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benhurst Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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