Total Crime Rate

172.8 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 172.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 23rd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 181st 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 2DJ) in the last 12 months was 172.8 per 1,000 residents and was 88.3% higher than the Bensham Manor average (91.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 88.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Road (CR0 2DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Gloucester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roden Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Selhurst Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bullrush Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Selhurst Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sydenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northcote Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tait Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burdett Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saracen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Road —

Data Sources

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