Total Crime Rate

256.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.8 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 256.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 62.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.8 9/10
  • Drugs 38.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.3 10/10
  • Burglary 14.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Carew Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Carew Road (CR7 7RF) in the last 12 months was 256.0 per 1,000 residents and was 183.9% higher than the Bensham Manor average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carew Road (CR7 7RF), the main crime hotspot is near Brigstock Road. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carew Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buttonscroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Brook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucerne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melfort Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melfort Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lucerne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Woodcote Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodcote Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lucerne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedser Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carew Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carew Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carew Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brigstock Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brigstock Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brigstock Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brigstock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Thornton Heath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Quadrant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quadrant Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wychwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quadrant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coates Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellevue Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bellevue Park 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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