Crime Rates at Ritchie Road, Croydon, CR0 7AU

Ritchie 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 Ritchie Road (CR0 7AU) 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 Ritchie Road (CR0 7AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manning Gardens, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stroud Green Way (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.