Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.7 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 45.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 38th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 308th lowest crime rate of 1,070 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 Limpsfield Road (CR2 9DD) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limpsfield Road (CR2 9DD), 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Peartree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Field Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harewood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kings Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tithepit Shaw Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Peartree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tudor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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