Crime Rates at London Road, Croydon, CR0 2SS

London Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 286th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (CR0 2SS) in the last 12 months was 124.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -72.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CR0 2SS), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 303 crimes here, including 232 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.