Total Crime Rate

99.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 99.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 29.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Saracen Close area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 384th 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 Saracen Close (CR0 2HD) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% higher than the Bensham Manor average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saracen Close (CR0 2HD), the main crime hotspot is near Ely Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saracen Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Henderson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Beaconsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eileen Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eileen Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eileen Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saracen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadway Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sydenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northcote Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tugela Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Henderson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mayo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mayo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mayo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amersham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Owen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Guildford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tugela Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Dagnall Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wisbeach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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