Total Crime Rate

60.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 60.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 19.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodmere Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shirley North , and the 433rd lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodmere Avenue (CR0 7PG) in the last 12 months was 60.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodmere Avenue (CR0 7PG), the main crime hotspot is near Tower View. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodmere Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camrose Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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