Total Crime Rate

76.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Orchard Way area has the 17th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shirley North , and the 540th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Way (CR0 7NG) in the last 12 months was 76.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% higher than the Shirley North average (70.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Way (CR0 7NG), the main crime hotspot is near Orchard Grove. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Orchard Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Overstone Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime High Trees Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glade Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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