Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.8 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 142.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.5 8/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

London Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 229th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 London Road (CR7 6AZ) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.4% higher than the Bensham Manor average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CR7 6AZ), the main crime hotspot is near London Road. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Dunheved Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colvin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colvin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Colvin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Colvin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Willett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornton Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raymead Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Burglary London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raymead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunheved Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunheved Road North —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunheved Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunheved Road South —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunheved Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunheved Road South Under investigation
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Data Sources

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