Total Crime Rate
268.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Warwick Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 86th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Warwick Road (CR7 7NH) in the last 12 months was 268.4 per 1,000 residents and was 192.5% higher than the Bensham Manor average (91.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 109.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Warwick Road (CR7 7NH), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A23 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Strathyre Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melrose Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Goston Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ardfern Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunbar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A23 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathview Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Heathview Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Headcorn Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Headcorn Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Heathview Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathview Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathview Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Headcorn Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | A23 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Headcorn Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A23 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Christophers Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Christophers Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Christophers Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Totton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Totton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Melrose Avenue | Under investigation |
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