Total Crime Rate

100.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oscar Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 394th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Oscar Close (CR8 2LU) in the last 12 months was 100.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% higher than the Purley & Woodcote average (82.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oscar Close (CR8 2LU), the main crime hotspot is near Banstead Road. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oscar Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Banstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Banstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Banstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Banstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Purley Knoll Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Banstead Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Banstead Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Oscar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Coldharbour Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs More Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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