Total Crime Rate
32.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ham View area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shirley North , and the 197th lowest crime rate of 1,070 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 Ham View (CR0 7XB) in the last 12 months was 32.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% lower than the Shirley North average (77.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ham View (CR0 7XB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Regency Walk, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kaine Place (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Croydon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Watlings Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Watlings Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kaine Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Overstone Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camrose Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ham View | Under investigation |
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