Total Crime Rate

223.2 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 223.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northcote Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 116th 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 Northcote Road (CR0 2HY) in the last 12 months was 223.2 per 1,000 residents and was 143.2% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (β‰ˆ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northcote Road (CR0 2HY), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Northcote Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boulogne Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Bell Foundry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bell Foundry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Berney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Berney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Johnson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saracen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Johnson Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Johnson Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cromwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boulogne Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boulogne Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boulogne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tugela Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tugela Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tugela Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Westbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northcote Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burdett Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bell Foundry Close β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sydenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grenaby Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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