Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 90.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Princes Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 446th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princes Avenue (CR2 9BF) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 124.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Avenue (CR2 9BF), the main crime hotspot is near Tithepit Shaw Lane. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Princes Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Hilton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashdown Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tudor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tudor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hamsey Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tithepit Shaw Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hilton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hilton Way Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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