Total Crime Rate
6.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Links View Road area has the lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Shirley South , and the 17th 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 Links View Road (CR0 8ND) in the last 12 months was 6.2 per 1,000 residents and was 88.9% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Links View Road (CR0 8ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Larch Tree Way, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Myrtle Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bracken Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shrublands Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hewitt Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Larch Tree Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Larch Tree Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shrublands Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridle Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Myrtle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Myrtle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eversley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bracken Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broom Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shrublands Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Jackson'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bridle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracken Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracken Avenue | Under investigation |
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