Total Crime Rate
75.3 per 1,000
All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Violent Crime Rate
32.3 per 1,000
Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Hartley Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 531st lowest crime rate of 1,080 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 Hartley Road (CR0 2PJ) in the last 12 months was 75.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% lower than the Bensham Manor average (92.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hartley Road (CR0 2PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wellington Road, where police recorded 149 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (71 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bensham Manor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | Burglary | St James'S Park | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Public order | Francis Road | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kidderminster Place | — |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kidderminster Place | — |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kidderminster Place | — |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kidderminster Place | — |
| Oct 2025 | Bicycle theft | Kidderminster Place | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kidderminster Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Road | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Road | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Road | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Vehicle crime | Francis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kidderminster Place | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cameron Road | — |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kidderminster Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Theft from the person | Wellington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Public order | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Other theft | Wellington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nova Road | — |
| Oct 2025 | Public order | Lennard Road | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cameron Road | — |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cameron Road | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hogarth Crescent | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Other theft | Willis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thornhill Road | — |
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