Total Crime Rate

204.4 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 204.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bridle Road area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Shirley South , and the 134th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bridle Road (CR0 8HN) in the last 12 months was 204.4 per 1,000 residents and was 266.5% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 1100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 102.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 640.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridle Road (CR0 8HN), the main crime hotspot is near Oak Gardens. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bridle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Pond Cottage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Red Oak Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pond Cottage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Oak Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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