Total Crime Rate
222.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
119.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St 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 2SE) 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 2SE), 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.
View Crime In Croydon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kidderminster Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Campbell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bishop'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bishop'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bishop'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Campbell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Campbell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Campbell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Campbell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Campbell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Campbell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Campbell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kidderminster Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Campbell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Campbell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Campbell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Campbell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Campbell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Campbell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Campbell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Campbell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cameron Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Montague Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatfield Road | — |
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