Total Crime Rate

11.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wentworth Way area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 32nd lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wentworth Way (CR2 9EW) in the last 12 months was 11.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wentworth Way (CR2 9EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hilton Way, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clyde Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wentworth Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Attwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Attwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Attwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Peartree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Peartree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tudor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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