Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Limpsfield Road 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 Limpsfield Road (CR2 9DG) 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 Limpsfield Road (CR2 9DG), the main crime hotspot is near Tithepit Shaw Lane. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Limpsfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodview Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tudor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hamsey Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tithepit Shaw Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashdown Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tudor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hilton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hilton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hilton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilton Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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