Total Crime Rate
176.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bensham Manor Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Bensham Manor Road (CR7 7AE) in the last 12 months was 176.5 per 1,000 residents and was 92.3% higher than the Bensham Manor average (91.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 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 theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 92.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bensham Manor Road (CR7 7AE), the main crime hotspot is near B266. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilsland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marion Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowland Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cassland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cassland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cassland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cassland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cassland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Marion Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Palmerston Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cotford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Stuart Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stuart Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Palmerston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmerston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cassland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ely Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ely Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ely Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ely Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ely Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ely Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bensham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pridham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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