Total Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 52.5 5/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Benhurst Gardens area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in New Addington South , and the 371st lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Benhurst Gardens (CR2 8NW) in the last 12 months was 52.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% lower than the New Addington South average (112.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 700.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benhurst Gardens (CR2 8NW), the main crime hotspot is near Dulverton Road. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Benhurst Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dulverton Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Ingham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benhurst Gardens —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dulverton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dulverton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ambleside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dulverton Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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