Total Crime Rate

140.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 140.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 47.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bywood Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shirley North , and the 237th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 140.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% higher than the Shirley North average (77.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bywood Avenue (CR0 7RB), the main crime hotspot is near Longheath Gardens. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bywood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary The Rosery Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bywood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parkmead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mardell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairhaven Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairhaven Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairhaven Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gwynne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Rosery —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Rosery —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longheath Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longheath Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longheath Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longheath Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longheath Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longheath Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Longheath Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Longheath Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longheath Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longheath Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Glenwood Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardell Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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