Total Crime Rate

327.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 327.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 79.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.8 9/10
  • Public order 35.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Robbery 23.6 10/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

London Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 61st 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 London Road (CR7 7ND) in the last 12 months was 327.4 per 1,000 residents and was 263.0% higher than the Bensham Manor average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 107.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 132.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CR7 7ND), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldwell Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Headcorn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headcorn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headcorn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oaklands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walden Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headcorn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headcorn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ederline Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leander Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Headcorn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Stephen'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strathyre Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kintyre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kintyre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kilmartin Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Heathview Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heathview Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathview Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Heathview Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Headcorn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Heathview Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Headcorn Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Headcorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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