Total Crime Rate

78.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birdhurst Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Fairfield , and the 514th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birdhurst Road (CR2 7EA) in the last 12 months was 78.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% lower than the Fairfield average (319.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -94.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birdhurst Road (CR2 7EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Croham Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birdhurst Gardens (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birdhurst Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birdhurst Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Croydon —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Park Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dornton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dornton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spindlewood Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spindlewood Gardens —
Apr 2026Drugs Spindlewood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spindlewood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birdhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birdhurst Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birdhurst Rise —
Apr 2026Other theft Birdhurst Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Minster Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Croydon —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Croydon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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