Total Crime Rate
3.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Links View Road area has the lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Shirley South , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 1,070 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 3.1 per 1,000 residents and was 94.5% lower than the Shirley South average (56.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Links View Road (CR0 8ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Larch Tree Way, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broom Gardens (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Croydon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurel Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lilac Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracken Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Myrtle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Larch Tree Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Larch Tree Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Broom Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shrublands Avenue | — |
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