Crime Rates at Holmesdale Road, Croydon, CR0 2LQ

Holmesdale Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 357th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holmesdale Road (CR0 2LQ) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmesdale Road (CR0 2LQ), 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.