Crime Rates at Elmwood Road, Croydon, CR0 2SL

Elmwood Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 215th lowest crime rate of 1,070 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 2SL) in the last 12 months was 34.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmwood Road (CR0 2SL), 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.