Total Crime Rate

40.0 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 40.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Popes Grove area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Shirley South , and the 265th 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 Popes Grove (CR0 8AX) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% lower than the Shirley South average (55.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Popes Grove (CR0 8AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bennetts Way, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenway Gardens (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Popes Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Devonshire Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bernel Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bernel Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ferris Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirley Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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