Total Crime Rate

40.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.8 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 40.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 8.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Limpsfield Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 273rd 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 Limpsfield Road (CR2 9DA) in the last 12 months was 40.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limpsfield Road (CR2 9DA), 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 Limpsfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Attwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Attwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Attwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tudor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princes Close 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harewood Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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