Total Crime Rate

368.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

156.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 368.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 156.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.0 10/10
  • Public order 32.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.0 10/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.0 10/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Other crime 12.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
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

Seneca Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 51st 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 Seneca Road (CR7 7RA) in the last 12 months was 368.0 per 1,000 residents and was 308.0% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 156.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seneca Road (CR7 7RA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 209 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Seneca Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stuart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cotford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs B266 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B266 Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs B266 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B266 Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery B266 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B266 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B266 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pitt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cotford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Brook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B266 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stuart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cotford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B266 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berne Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stuart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stuart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stuart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stuart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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