Total Crime Rate

85.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 85.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 26.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kimberley Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 469th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kimberley Road (CR0 2PU), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 306 crimes here, including 223 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kimberley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lakehall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lakehall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakehall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemp Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kemp Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buxton Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buxton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harry Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harry Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Byrne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodman Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jamaica Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemp Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Frederick Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Frederick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Frederick Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frederick Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cameron Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bensham Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Woodcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemp Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Harry Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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