Total Crime Rate

126.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.8 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 126.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Longhurst Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shirley North , and the 273rd 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 Longhurst Road (CR0 7AS) in the last 12 months was 126.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% higher than the Shirley North average (77.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longhurst Road (CR0 7AS), the main crime hotspot is near Stroud Green Way. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longhurst Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Medway Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary St Luke'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinburne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Luke'S Close —
Apr 2026Burglary St Luke'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Luke'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knole Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stroud Green Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stroud Green Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cumberland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shoreham Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodside Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stroud Green Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Knole Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swinburne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shoreham Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Estcourt Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodside Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Macclesfield Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Shoreham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knole Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Spring Lane Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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