Total Crime Rate

52.4 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 52.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Homer Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shirley North , and the 370th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Homer Road (CR0 7SB) in the last 12 months was 52.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% lower than the Shirley North average (70.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Homer Road (CR0 7SB), 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 Homer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chaffinch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairhaven Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Homer Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Rosery Under investigation
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 Ash Tree Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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