Total Crime Rate

87.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 87.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 24.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Penshurst Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 449th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Penshurst Road (CR7 7EF) in the last 12 months was 87.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Penshurst Road (CR7 7EF), the main crime hotspot is near Brigstock Road. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penshurst Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Woodcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jamaica Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lakehall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakehall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colliers Water Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodcote Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Woodcote Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buxton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buxton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bensham Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nutfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nutfield Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nutfield Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nutfield Passage —
Apr 2026Robbery Bletchingley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Meadow View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow View Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow View Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow View Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Lakehall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maplethorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queenswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Earlswood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penshurst Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brigstock Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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