Total Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 64.5 6/10
  • Other theft 21.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Shirley Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Selsdon & Addington Village , and the 465th 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 Shirley Avenue (CR0 8SQ) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% higher than the Selsdon & Addington Village average (64.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley Avenue (CR0 8SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Nursery Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Shirley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Canon'S Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Barmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottongrass Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shirley Oaks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Canon'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nursery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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