Total Crime Rate

222.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.6 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 222.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 119.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.0 10/10
  • Other theft 24.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.3 9/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 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

St James'S Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 113th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James'S Road (CR0 2SD) in the last 12 months was 222.6 per 1,000 residents and was 146.8% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 10.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 119.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James'S Road (CR0 2SD), the main crime hotspot is near Wellington Road. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James'S Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broad Green Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hartley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kelling Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelling Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelling Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelling Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Green Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campbell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elmwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campbell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastney Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Campbell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campbell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campbell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastney Road
Apr 2026Other theft Eastney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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