Total Crime Rate
61.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Glade area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shirley North , and the 437th 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 The Glade (CR0 7UG) in the last 12 months was 61.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Glade (CR0 7UG), the main crime hotspot is near Longheath Gardens. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Homer Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mallard Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chaffinch Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Longheath Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Longheath Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longheath Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brookside Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milford Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milford Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Milford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tannery Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cobalt Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Meadow Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mallard Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Puffin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Puffin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingfisher Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mallard Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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