Total Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.4 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 46.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 36.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Damson Way area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 312th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Damson Way (SM5 4BF) in the last 12 months was 46.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% lower than the Purley & Woodcote average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Damson Way (SM5 4BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Courtney Crescent, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monkey Puzzle Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Damson Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Damson Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellfield Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaynesford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Diamond Jubilee Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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