The most recent crime statistics released have revealed which parts of Croydon are the most and least violent.

The latest figures recorded by the Metropolitan Police show that 851 violent or sexual offences were reported in Croydon for the month of May.

The statistics are broken down into 14 categories, ranging from burglary, to possession of weapons, to drugs.

For the 27 different policing boroughs there is a clear difference when it comes to violent and sexual crime however.

Croydon Town Centre had the most reported violent and sexual crimes with 73, while Sanderstead saw the fewest with just 4.

Click on the photos above to browse through the total reported crime numbers for each Croydon borough for May and also where in the borough those offences took place.

The most recent figures that have been published on www.police.uk.

Below is a breakdown of every police ward in Croydon, ranked in order of the number of violent or sexual crimes recorded for the month of May:

1. Croydon Town Centre – 73

2. Broad Green – 58

3. Selhurst – 50

4. Fairfield – 49

5. Waddon – 48

6. South Norwood – 46

6. Thornton Heath – 46

8. West Thornton – 36

9. Crystal Palace Triangle – 35

9. Bensham Manor – 35

11. Norbury – 33

12. Purley – 32

13. Heathfield – 31

14. Woodside – 29

15. Addiscombe – 29

16. Ashburton – 28

17. New Addington – 27

18. Upper Norwood – 25

19. Fieldway – 23

20. Croham – 22

21. Shirley – 21

22. Kenley – 19

23. Crystal Palace – 18

24. Coulsdon East – 14

25. Coulsdon West – 13

26. Selsdon and Ballards - 7

27. Sanderstead - 4