Total Crime Rate

91.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 91.8 7/10
  • Public order 23.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.8 3/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Richmond Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 435th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richmond Road (CR7 7QF) in the last 12 months was 91.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.0% higher than the Bensham Manor average (91.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Road (CR7 7QF), the main crime hotspot is near Melfort Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Richmond Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Melfort Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Langdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Melfort Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Melfort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Melfort Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Braemar Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Braemar Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Nutfield Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beverstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Beverstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Melfort Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Langdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Totton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nutfield Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quadrant Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quadrant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Melfort Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stratford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sandfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Melfort Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Carew Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carew Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Beechwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridport Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nutfield Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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