Total Crime Rate

100.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gloucester 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 Gloucester Road (CR0 2DL) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Gloucester Road (CR0 2DL), the main crime hotspot is near Sydenham Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gloucester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Owen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gloucester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Sydenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwin Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwin Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Selhurst Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freemason'S Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alexandra Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tait Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Selhurst Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Road —
Apr 2026Public order Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roden Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roden Gardens —
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Data Sources

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