Total Crime Rate

79.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Drugs 21.3 10/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Princess Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 512th 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 Princess Road (CR0 2QS) in the last 12 months was 79.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Road (CR0 2QS), the main crime hotspot is near Ely Road. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Princess Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broadway Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ely Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ely Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ely Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Ely Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Ely Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ely Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burdett Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadway Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadway Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eileen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whitehorse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehorse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Palmerston Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Palmerston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bell Foundry Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Bell Foundry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bell Foundry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Eileen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saxon Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tugela Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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