Total Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 38.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ferris Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Shirley South , and the 251st 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 Ferris Avenue (CR0 8QQ) in the last 12 months was 38.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower than the Shirley South average (55.8 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferris Avenue (CR0 8QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Greenway Gardens. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ferris Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bernel Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bernel Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ferris Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Springhurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirley Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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