Total Crime Rate

136.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 136.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gloucester Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 248th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gloucester Road (CR0 2DF) in the last 12 months was 136.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% higher than the Bensham Manor average (91.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Road (CR0 2DF), the main crime hotspot is near Alexandra Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Gloucester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roden Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Selhurst Place —
Sep 2025Robbery Gloucester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tait Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sydenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bullrush Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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