Total Crime Rate
131.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elliott 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Melfort Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bennington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Berne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brigstock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brigstock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brigstock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brigstock Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bennington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bennington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Berne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Linden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bennington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Geneva Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thornton Heath | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thornton Heath | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thornton Heath | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Berne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warlingham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thornton Heath | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quadrant Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Carew Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Melfort Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sandfield Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nutfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quadrant Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Torridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttonscroft Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Torridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Torridge Road | Under investigation |
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