Total Crime Rate

312.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 312.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 120.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 85.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.6 9/10
  • Public order 37.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.5 10/10
  • Other theft 27.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Whitehorse Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 67th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitehorse Road (CR0 2LG) in the last 12 months was 312.7 per 1,000 residents and was 246.7% higher than the Bensham Manor average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 120.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehorse Road (CR0 2LG), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 99 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehorse Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amersham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Road —
Apr 2026Public order Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tugela Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnson Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Cromwell Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Guildford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tugela Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tugela Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tugela Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saddle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Saddle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beaconsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Henderson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Henderson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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