Total Crime Rate

35.0 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 35.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Oak Way area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shirley North , and the 218th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Way (CR0 7ST) in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Way (CR0 7ST), the main crime hotspot is near Mallard Walk. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Oak Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Homer Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chaffinch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallard Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mallard Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mallard Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aylesford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Glade Under investigation
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Data Sources

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