Total Crime Rate

47.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Shirley Way area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Selsdon & Addington Village , and the 328th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shirley Way (CR0 8PH) in the last 12 months was 47.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% lower than the Selsdon & Addington Village average (64.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley Way (CR0 8PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Way, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Midholm Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Shirley Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirley Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Devonshire Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ferris Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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