Total Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 5.7 1/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Onslow Gardens area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 429th 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 Onslow Gardens (CR2 9AE) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 79.8% higher than the Sanderstead average (33.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Onslow Gardens (CR2 9AE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Onslow Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Stede Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blenheim Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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