Total Crime Rate

17.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ash Tree Way area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shirley North , and the 68th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ash Tree Way (CR0 7SJ) in the last 12 months was 17.2 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Tree Way (CR0 7SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Ambleside Avenue. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ash Tree Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Homer Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abbots Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Meadow Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ash Tree Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greenview Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Glade Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aylesford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ambleside Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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