Total Crime Rate

92.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 92.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Malling Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shirley North , and the 428th highest 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 Malling Close (CR0 7YD) in the last 12 months was 92.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malling Close (CR0 7YD), the main crime hotspot is near Ritchie Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Malling Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ritchie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stroud Green Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stroud Green Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stroud Green Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Macclesfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shoreham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shoreham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Knole Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rusthall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ritchie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tudor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Luke'S Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Estcourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Long Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Chart Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chart Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knole Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knole Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knole Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delamare Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delamare Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grasmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Delamare Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Delamare Crescent —
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Data Sources

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