Total Crime Rate

102.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.9 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 102.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Shirley Church Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Selsdon & Addington Village , and the 372nd highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shirley Church Road (CR0 5AF) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% higher than the Selsdon & Addington Village average (59.4 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley Church Road (CR0 5AF), the main crime hotspot is near South Way. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shirley Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shirley Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stuart Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Springhurst Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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