Total Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.9 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 37.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 40th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 239th 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 9DB) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary 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 8 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limpsfield Road (CR2 9DB), the main crime hotspot is near Kingswood Avenue. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Limpsfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Peartree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Peartree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tithepit Shaw Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kings Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Field Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harewood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tudor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Attwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Attwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Attwood Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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