Total Crime Rate
55.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Old Farleigh Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 393rd lowest crime rate of 1,070 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 Old Farleigh Road (CR2 8QF) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% higher than the Sanderstead average (33.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Farleigh Road (CR2 8QF), the main crime hotspot is near Suffield Close. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Selsdon Vale & Forestdale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandpiper Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lynne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Suffield Close | Under investigation |
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