Total Crime Rate
83.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kimberley Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 495th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kimberley Road (CR0 2PU) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kimberley Road (CR0 2PU), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 299 crimes here, including 228 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Torridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Frederick Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Frederick Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Fairgreen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairgreen Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Torridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Torridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Torridge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Frederick Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frant Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frant Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penshurst Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakehall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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