Total Crime Rate

104.8 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 104.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Public order 21.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bywood Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shirley North , and the 373rd highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Bywood Avenue (CR0 7RB) in the last 12 months was 104.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% higher than the Shirley North average (70.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bywood Avenue (CR0 7RB), the main crime hotspot is near Longheath Gardens. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bywood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longheath Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longheath Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairhaven Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Homer Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Rosery Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chaffinch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Longheath Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brookside Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Meadow Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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