Total Crime Rate

227.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 227.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 67.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Drugs 37.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Robbery 11.2 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Brigstock Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in West Thornton , and the 110th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Brigstock Road (CR7 7JP) in the last 12 months was 227.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% higher than the West Thornton average (143.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brigstock Road (CR7 7JP), 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 Brigstock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Meadow View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Earlswood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Queenswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingswood Avenue —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingswood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingswood Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Willett Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malvern Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Alma Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willett Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Willett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weybridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raymead Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raymead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornton Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunheved Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Dunheved Road North Under investigation
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Data Sources

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