Total Crime Rate

172.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 172.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle 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

Pawsons Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 170th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pawsons Road (CR0 2QE) in the last 12 months was 172.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.6% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 82.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pawsons Road (CR0 2QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gillett Road, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ely Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pawsons Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eileen Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ely Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillett Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wisbeach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilsland Road
Apr 2026Other theft Gilsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gilsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sandringham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilsland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ely Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ely Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ely Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amersham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saracen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mayo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mayo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadway Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mayo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gillett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillett Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Swain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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