Total Crime Rate

63.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 63.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.1 10/10
  • Drugs 17.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadow Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shirley North , and the 455th lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Meadow Avenue (CR0 7RS) in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% lower than the Shirley North average (70.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Avenue (CR0 7RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Rosery, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mallard Walk (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Meadow Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallard Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mallard Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Rosery Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Homer Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mallard Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Glade Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chaffinch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ash Tree Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brookside Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Meadow Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairhaven Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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