Total Crime Rate
58.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Harewood Gardens area has the 30th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 415th lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Harewood Gardens (CR2 9BG) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harewood Gardens (CR2 9BG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hilton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hilton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hilton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hamsey Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashdown Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashdown Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodview Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashdown Gardens | — |
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