Total Crime Rate

123.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 123.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Leander Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in West Thornton , and the 287th 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 Leander Road (CR7 6JZ) in the last 12 months was 123.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% lower than the West Thornton average (143.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 41.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leander Road (CR7 6JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Headcorn Place. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leander Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Namton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headcorn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headcorn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walden Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Limpsfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leander Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldwell Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Headcorn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headcorn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Headcorn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Headcorn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Namton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Headcorn Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headcorn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Namton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mayfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Namton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blakemore Road —
Apr 2026Public order Namton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headcorn Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headcorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Headcorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Namton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Namton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayfield Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayfield Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silverleigh Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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