Total Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Tower View area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shirley North , and the 172nd lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tower View (CR0 7PU) in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 250.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower View (CR0 7PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodmere Avenue, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tower View (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Tower View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tower View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Camrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime High Trees Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Firsby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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