Total Crime Rate

84.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.2 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 84.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Woodcroft Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in West Thornton , and the 481st highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodcroft Road (CR7 7HF) in the last 12 months was 84.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% lower than the West Thornton average (143.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodcroft Road (CR7 7HF), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 311 crimes here, including 228 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodcroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingswood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingswood Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingswood Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bensham Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Woodcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Earlswood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayday Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayday Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayday Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayday Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jamaica Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buxton Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Queenswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fiveacre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fiveacre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fiveacre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fiveacre Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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