Total Crime Rate

110.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 110.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 29.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Gladeside area has the 12th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shirley North , and the 335th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gladeside (CR0 7RG) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gladeside (CR0 7RG), the main crime hotspot is near The Rosery. Police recorded 33 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 Gladeside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bywood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parkmead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aldersmead Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Aldersmead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Aldersmead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldersmead Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldersmead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Watlings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Watlings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gwynne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairhaven Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairhaven Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairhaven Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Glenwood Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Rosery —
Apr 2026Burglary The Rosery Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Rosery —
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Data Sources

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