Crime Rates at Elmwood Road, Croydon, CR0 2SJ

Elmwood Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 521st lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elmwood Road (CR0 2SJ) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmwood Road (CR0 2SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wellington Road, where police recorded 151 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (77 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.