Total Crime Rate

126.7 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 126.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 16.2 6/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gladeside area has the 9th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shirley North , and the 278th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 7RW) in the last 12 months was 126.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 566.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gladeside (CR0 7RW), the main crime hotspot is near The Rosery. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Gladeside area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Homer Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Glade Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Meadow Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brookside Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairhaven Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chaffinch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merewood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Rosery Under investigation

Data Sources

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