Total Crime Rate

153.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 153.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Medway Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shirley North , and the 214th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Medway Close (CR0 7YG) in the last 12 months was 153.1 per 1,000 residents and was 116.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Medway Close (CR0 7YG), the main crime hotspot is near Stroud Green Way. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Medway Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stroud Green Way 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 Rusthall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knole Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Knole Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shoreham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shoreham Close 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 Macclesfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stroud Green Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stroud Green Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chart Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tudor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Delamare Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delamare Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delamare Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Delamare Crescent —
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Data Sources

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