Total Crime Rate

150.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.8 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 150.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.3 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dunheved Road South area has the 27th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 206th 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 Dunheved Road South (CR7 6AD) in the last 12 months was 150.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% higher than the Bensham Manor average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunheved Road South (CR7 6AD), the main crime hotspot is near Midhurst Avenue. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dunheved Road South area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Midhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunheved Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crossland Road
Apr 2026Robbery Colvin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sharland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Colvin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Midhurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Midhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midhurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Midhurst Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Earlswood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingswood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingswood Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingswood Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Oakwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oakwood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oakwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crossland Road
Apr 2026Drugs Lynton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alma Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fiveacre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queenswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunheved Road South
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunheved Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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