Total Crime Rate
81.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fir Tree Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Shirley South , and the 497th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fir Tree Gardens (CR0 8JS) in the last 12 months was 81.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% higher than the Shirley South average (56.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fir Tree Gardens (CR0 8JS), the main crime hotspot is near Bramble Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Croydon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jasmine Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jasmine Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Border Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Larch Tree Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Larch Tree Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shrublands Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bramble Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Broom Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fir Tree Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lilac Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurel Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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