Total Crime Rate

77.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.5 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 77.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 29.5 6/10
  • Public order 22.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cranfield Road West area has the 19th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote , and the 524th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Cranfield Road West (SM5 4LU) in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% lower than the Purley & Woodcote average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cranfield Road West (SM5 4LU), the main crime hotspot is near Alexandra Gardens. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cranfield Road West area

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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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