Total Crime Rate
88.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elmwood Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 437th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Elmwood Road (CR0 2SX) in the last 12 months was 88.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elmwood Road (CR0 2SX), 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 theft | Kemp Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hartley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nova Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nova Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nova Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nova Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nova Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nova Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hartley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Byrne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hartley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hartley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelling Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelling Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelling Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kelling Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Englefield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kidderminster Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goodman Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wellington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Kidderminster Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Singleton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Englefield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Constance Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kemp Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kemp Gardens | Under investigation |
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