Total Crime Rate
223.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Northcote 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boulogne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bell Foundry Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bell Foundry Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Berney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Berney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Johnson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saracen Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Johnson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Johnson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boulogne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydenham Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boulogne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Boulogne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tugela Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tugela Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tugela Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Westbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northcote Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burdett Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bell Foundry Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sydenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grenaby Avenue | Under investigation |
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