Total Crime Rate
126.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stokes Road 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 Stokes Road (CR0 7SD) 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 Stokes Road (CR0 7SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairhaven Avenue, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Glade (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Homer Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Glade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Camrose Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fairhaven Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Meadow Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brookside Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ash Tree Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chaffinch Close | Under investigation |
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