Total Crime Rate

58.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 58.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Kingswood Lane area has the 25th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 419th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingswood Lane (CR6 9AE) in the last 12 months was 58.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingswood Lane (CR6 9AE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Kingswood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Kingswood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamsey Green Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tithepit Shaw Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamsey Green Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Verdayne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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