Total Crime Rate

84.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 84.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 29.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Princess Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 473rd highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princess Road (CR0 2QZ) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% lower than the Bensham Manor average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Road (CR0 2QZ), 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 (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prestwood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemp Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemp Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pitt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amersham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tirrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tirrell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Englefield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kemp Gardens 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 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tirrell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemp Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grace Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harry Close —
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Data Sources

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