Total Crime Rate
100.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Milton Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 379th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Road (CR0 2BL) in the last 12 months was 100.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% higher than the Bensham Manor average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 19 (β 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Milton Road (CR0 2BL), the main crime hotspot is near Sydenham Road. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Croydon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edwin Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewen Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydenham Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydenham Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydenham Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sydenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sydenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lewen Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lewen Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewen Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Milton Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydenham Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Milton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tait Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Milton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Freemason'S Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Bridge Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cross Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edwin Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydenham Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gloucester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Johnson Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lewen Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clarence Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clarence Road | Under investigation |
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