Total Crime Rate
82.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingswood Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 490th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kingswood Avenue (CR2 9DQ) in the last 12 months was 82.1 per 1,000 residents and was 145.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingswood Avenue (CR2 9DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Kingswood Lane. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sanderstead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Kingswood Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingswood Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tithepit Shaw Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Field Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harewood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingswood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashdown Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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