Total Crime Rate

82.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Penshurst Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 497th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Penshurst Road (CR7 7EF) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% lower than the Bensham Manor average (91.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.2 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 81 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Penshurst Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Fairgreen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Buxton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nutfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Woodcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Woodcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bensham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bensham Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Nutfield Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penshurst Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nutfield Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meadow View Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Meadow View Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow View Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colliers Water Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maplethorpe Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nutfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maplethorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Brigstock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brigstock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairgreen Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Torridge Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alma Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brigstock Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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