Total Crime Rate

101.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 47.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 5/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shirley Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 389th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Road (CR0 7ER) in the last 12 months was 101.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% higher than the Addiscombe East average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley Road (CR0 7ER), the main crime hotspot is near Manning Gardens. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Shirley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furlong Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brockenhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmgrove Road —
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Furlong Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furlong Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manning Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brockenhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manning Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manning Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manning Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manning Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manning Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Green —
Sep 2025Public order Chaucer Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brockenhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sherwood Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peabody Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sherwood Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sherwood Road —
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Data Sources

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