Total Crime Rate

25.7 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 25.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Oak Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Shirley South , and the 136th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Avenue (CR0 8EQ) in the last 12 months was 25.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% lower than the Shirley South average (55.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Avenue (CR0 8EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Myrtle Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Oak Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bracken Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hewitt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dixon Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bracken Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cunningham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Jackson'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bracken Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bracken Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Myrtle Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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