Total Crime Rate

131.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 131.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elliott Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 259th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elliott Road (CR7 7QA) in the last 12 months was 131.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 69.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elliott Road (CR7 7QA), 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 Elliott Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Melfort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bennington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berne Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brigstock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brigstock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brigstock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brigstock Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Bennington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bennington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berne Road —
Sep 2025Public order Linden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bennington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geneva Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Thornton Heath Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Thornton Heath Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Drugs Thornton Heath Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berne Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warlingham Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Thornton Heath Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quadrant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Carew Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Melfort Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Sandfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nutfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quadrant Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttonscroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torridge Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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