Total Crime Rate

265.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 265.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.0 10/10
  • Public order 32.3 10/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Princess Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 88th 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 Princess Road (CR0 2QY) in the last 12 months was 265.2 per 1,000 residents and was 194.1% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 132.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Road (CR0 2QY), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 99 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princess Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary St James'S Park Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Singleton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Harry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kemp Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemp Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemp Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pawson'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Englefield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Englefield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Englefield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Singleton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harry Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Tirrell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tirrell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grace Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tirrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Windmill Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prestwood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prestwood Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clarke Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St James'S Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St James'S Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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