Total Crime Rate
55.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hazelwood Grove area has the 29th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 393rd 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 Hazelwood Grove (CR2 9DU) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% higher than the Sanderstead average (33.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hazelwood Grove (CR2 9DU), the main crime hotspot is near Orchard Road. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 7 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Attwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Attwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Attwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Peartree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Peartree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
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