Total Crime Rate

114.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Windmill Grove area has the 47th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 326th 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 Windmill Grove (CR0 2XL) in the last 12 months was 114.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% higher than the Bensham Manor average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Grove (CR0 2XL), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 99 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windmill Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Englefield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Willis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tirrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tirrell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Englefield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Saviour'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Saviour'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampton Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Tirrell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prestwood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prestwood Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Grace Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kemp Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St James'S Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemp Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemp Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemp Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Singleton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Singleton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Englefield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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