Total Crime Rate

127.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 127.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 82.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Public order 23.0 9/10
  • Robbery 23.0 10/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Melfort Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 267th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Melfort Road (CR7 7RX) in the last 12 months was 127.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 82.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melfort Road (CR7 7RX), 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 Melfort Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quadrant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bellevue Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Brook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellevue Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bellevue Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedser Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bellevue Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttonscroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttonscroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buttonscroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Camden Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melfort Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coates Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coates Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melfort Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carew Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quadrant Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beechwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Quadrant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wychwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carew Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warlingham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warlingham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warlingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warlingham Road —
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Data Sources

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