Total Crime Rate

54.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Birdwood Close area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 384th 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 Birdwood Close (CR2 8QJ) in the last 12 months was 54.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 223.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birdwood Close (CR2 8QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Benhurst Gardens, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birdwood Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Birdwood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mapleleaf Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birdwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benhurst Gardens —
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Data Sources

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