Total Crime Rate

92.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.3 7/10
  • Public order 33.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Sandown Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 431st highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Sandown Drive (SM5 4LN) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% higher than the Purley & Woodcote average (82.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandown Drive (SM5 4LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alexandra Gardens, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monkey Puzzle Way (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sandown Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramble Banks Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kenny Drive —
Sep 2025Robbery Monkey Puzzle Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forelle Way —
Sep 2025Public order Stanley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cranfield Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanley Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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