Total Crime Rate
53.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025This area has the 35th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 378th 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 This (CR2 8RN) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% higher than the Sanderstead average (40.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode CR2 8RN, the main crime hotspot is near Harbledown Road. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Blenheim Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Woodfields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Woodfields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Harbledown Road | Under investigation |
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