Total Crime Rate

106.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 106.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Mount area has the 12th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 351st highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Mount (CR5 2PR) in the last 12 months was 106.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% higher than the Purley & Woodcote average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Mount (CR5 2PR), the main crime hotspot is near The Mount. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Mount area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longlands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembury Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Mount —
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Data Sources

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