Total Crime Rate

62.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 62.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 3rd lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Fairfield , and the 447th 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 Birdhurst Road (CR2 7EB) in the last 12 months was 62.1 per 1,000 residents and was 80.6% lower than the Fairfield average (319.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

In the area around Birdhurst Road (CR2 7EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Muggeridge Close, where police recorded 38 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 (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Peter'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spindlewood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blunt Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Blunt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Park Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dornton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dornton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Spindlewood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Muggeridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spindlewood Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spindlewood Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Croydon —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Croydon —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Croydon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Muggeridge Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blunt Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Muggeridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birdhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Birdhurst Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birdhurst Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birdhurst Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birdhurst Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurst Road —
Apr 2026Public order Hurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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