Total Crime Rate

209.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 209.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.1 9/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dunheved Road North area has the 19th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunheved Road North (CR7 6AX) in the last 12 months was 209.9 per 1,000 residents and was 128.7% higher than the Bensham Manor average (91.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 102.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunheved Road North (CR7 6AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thornton Row, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunheved Road North (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Dunheved Road North area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Whitehall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Thornton Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kingswood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Thornton Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Thornton Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kenmare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kenmare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fiveacre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colvin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fiveacre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fiveacre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fiveacre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fiveacre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fiveacre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willett Place
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingswood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colvin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dunheved Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunheved Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunheved Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dunheved Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunheved Road North
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunheved Road South
Sep 2025Other theft Dunheved Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunheved Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alma Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sharland Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sharland Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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