Crime Rate in Shirley South, ward

Shirley South has the 7th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Croydon district and the 3100th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 77th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Shirley South in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% lower than the Croydon district average (111.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Shirley South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 236 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 288 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Shirley South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 173 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Oak Gardens (35 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.