Total Crime Rate
14.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wentworth Way area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 52nd lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Wentworth Way (CR2 9EW) in the last 12 months was 14.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wentworth Way (CR2 9EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tudor Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clyde Avenue (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hilton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hilton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hilton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tudor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tudor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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