Total Crime Rate
172.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
82.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pawsons 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.
View Crime In Croydon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eileen Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ely Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillett Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wisbeach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gilsland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gilsland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gilsland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sandringham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilsland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilsland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilsland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ely Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ely Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillett Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ely Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Amersham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Saxon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saracen Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mayo Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mayo Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Broadway Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Broadway Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marion Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marion Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mayo Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Gillett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillett Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillett Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Swain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Road | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.