Total Crime Rate

102.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 60.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

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 .

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 Shirley Church Road (CR0 5EE) 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley Church Road (CR0 5EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eldon Avenue, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ardingly Close (12 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ardingly Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nursery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A232 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A232 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eldon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eldon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nursery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nursery Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nursery Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nursery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Close —
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Data Sources

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