Total Crime Rate
110.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gladeside 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 7RU) 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 7RU), 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.
View Crime In Croydon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bywood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Glenwood Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairhaven Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairhaven Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairhaven Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gwynne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parkmead Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Rosery | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Rosery | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Rosery | Under investigation |
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