Total Crime Rate

189.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 189.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 120.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Greenwood 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.

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Crime Over Time in Greenwood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Kemp Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nova Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Byrne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Saviour'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tirrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tirrell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tirrell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nova Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nova Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broad Green Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nova Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nova Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nova Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelling Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelling Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelling Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kelling Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elmwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Windmill Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Green Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Frederick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kidderminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kidderminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kidderminster Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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