Total Crime Rate

148.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 148.9 9/10
  • Drugs 38.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 34.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.9 10/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • 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

Spencer Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Fairfield , and the 209th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spencer Road (CR2 7EX) in the last 12 months was 148.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% lower than the Fairfield average (319.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -72.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spencer Road (CR2 7EX), the main crime hotspot is near Croham Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spencer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Birdhurst Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birdhurst Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birdhurst Rise —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rutland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Campden Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birdhurst Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birdhurst Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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