Crime Rate in Shirley North, ward

Shirley North has the 11th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Croydon district and the 2759th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 217th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Shirley North in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% lower than the Croydon district average (109.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Shirley North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 317 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 23.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 397 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Shirley North ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 155 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Longheath Gardens (41 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.