Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Buckingham Gardens area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill , and the 351st lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buckingham Gardens (CR7 8AT) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% lower than the Norbury & Pollards Hill average (123.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckingham Gardens (CR7 8AT), the main crime hotspot is near Dalmeny Avenue. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Buckingham Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalmeny Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Buckingham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kensington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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