Crime Rates at Whitehorse Road, Croydon, CR0 2LJ

Whitehorse Road 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 Whitehorse Road (CR0 2LJ) 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 Whitehorse Road (CR0 2LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Guildford Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.