Total Crime Rate

127.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.4 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 127.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Shirley Church Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Selsdon & Addington Village , and the 268th 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 5AJ) in the last 12 months was 127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 115.2% 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 Vehicle crime with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley Church Road (CR0 5AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shirley Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shirley Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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