Total Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 83.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 57.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Fairfield , and the 487th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birdhurst Avenue (CR2 7EU) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birdhurst Avenue (CR2 7EU), the main crime hotspot is near Temple Road. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birdhurst Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Blunt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blunt Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurst Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birdhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birdhurst Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spindlewood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Spindlewood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spindlewood Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spindlewood Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blunt Road —
Apr 2026Public order Galloway Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Galloway Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Park Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Croydon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Croydon —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Croydon —
Apr 2026Other theft Chatsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Road —
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Data Sources

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