Total Crime Rate

125.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.0 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 125.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Royal Oak Centre area has the 13th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 275th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Royal Oak Centre (CR8 2PG) in the last 12 months was 125.9 per 1,000 residents and was 184.4% higher than the Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Oak Centre (CR8 2PG), the main crime hotspot is near Haling Down Passage. Police recorded 35 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 Royal Oak Centre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Biddulph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Montpelier Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Biddulph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Biddulph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Purley Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Purley Downs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Purley Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haling Down Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haling Down Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Haling Down Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Haling Down Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Biddulph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Park Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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