Total Crime Rate

42.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 42.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 28.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kings Walk area has the 41st highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 284th lowest crime rate of 1,070 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 Kings Walk (CR2 9BS) in the last 12 months was 42.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% higher than the Sanderstead average (33.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Walk (CR2 9BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hilton Way, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harewood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Peartree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Peartree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kings Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Field Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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