Total Crime Rate
5.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lime Meadow Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 15th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lime Meadow Avenue (CR2 9AQ) in the last 12 months was 5.8 per 1,000 residents and was 85.6% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lime Meadow Avenue (CR2 9AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Century Gardens, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hazelwood Grove (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelwood Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillsmead Way | Under investigation |
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