Total Crime Rate
189.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
120.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Greenwood Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Greenwood Road (CR0 2PN) in the last 12 months was 189.7 per 1,000 residents and was 110.3% higher than the Bensham Manor average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 37.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 120.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Greenwood Road (CR0 2PN), the main crime hotspot is near Wellington Road. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Croydon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kemp Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nova Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Byrne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Saviour'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Tirrell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tirrell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Tirrell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elmwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nova Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nova Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Broad Green Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nova Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nova Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nova Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelling Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelling Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelling Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Kelling Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elmwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Windmill Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Green Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Frederick Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Constance Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kidderminster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kidderminster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kidderminster Road | Under investigation |
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