Total Crime Rate

98.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Richmond Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 392nd 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 Richmond Road (CR7 7QF) in the last 12 months was 98.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% higher than the Bensham Manor average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Road (CR7 7QF), the main crime hotspot is near Melfort Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Richmond Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nutfield Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warlingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridport Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melfort Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melfort Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braemar Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Braemar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braemar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braemar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beverstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nutfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridport Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carew Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warlingham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warlingham Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Quadrant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quadrant Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warlingham Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nutfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quadrant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carew Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carew Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridport Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beechwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nutfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nutfield Passage —
Apr 2026Robbery Bletchingley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Langdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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