Total Crime Rate

132.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 132.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Montpelier Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 257th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Montpelier Road (CR8 2QB) in the last 12 months was 132.9 per 1,000 residents and was 181.0% higher than the Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montpelier Road (CR8 2QB), the main crime hotspot is near Haling Down Passage. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Montpelier Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purley Downs Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Edgehill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edgehill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purley Downs Road —
Sep 2025Public order Purley Downs Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Purley Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Blackford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Haling Down Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnards Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnards Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yew Tree Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Biddulph Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edgehill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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