Crime Rate in Shirley North, ward

Shirley North has the 11th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Croydon district and the 3309th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 170th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Shirley North in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% lower than the Croydon district average (111.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Shirley North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 280 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 363 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Shirley North ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 116 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Longheath Gardens (30 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.