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

Ash Road 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 Ash Road (CR0 8HW) 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 Ash Road (CR0 8HW), 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 Ash Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Oak Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pond Cottage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pond Cottage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Red Oak Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dixon Place —
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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hewitt Close 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
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Data Sources

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