Forestdale
Middle areaEast Croydon. 11,911 people in 4.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Forestdale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Forestdale
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Forestdale at a rate of 57.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.0 per 1,000 people across Croydon.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 276 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 137 |
| Other crime | 91 |
| Vehicle crime | 63 |
| Drug offences | 33 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 32 |
| Burglary | 18 |
| Robbery | 12 |
| Shoplifting | 11 |
| Theft from the person | 7 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Forestdale compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Forestdale safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Forestdale at a rate of 57.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.0 per 1,000 people across Croydon.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 54 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Forestdale.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (276), anti-social behaviour (137) and other crime (91).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Croydon
These figures are published for the whole of Croydon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Croydon and not Forestdale alone. See Croydon
Forestdale in brief
The median price paid for a home in Forestdale was £379,950 in 2025.
Forestdale had 11,680 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Forestdale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Forestdale, 85.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.