Crime Rates at Holmesdale Road, Croydon, CR0 2LR

Holmesdale Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 64th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Holmesdale Road (CR0 2LR) in the last 12 months was 336.4 per 1,000 residents and was 266.6% higher than the Bensham Manor average (91.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 216.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmesdale Road (CR0 2LR), the main crime hotspot is near Ely Road. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.