Total Crime Rate
405.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cotford Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 39th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Cotford Road (CR7 8RB) in the last 12 months was 405.5 per 1,000 residents and was 341.9% higher than the Bensham Manor average (91.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -26.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 141.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cotford Road (CR7 8RB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pridham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Woodville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Kemsing Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kemsing Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fernham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kemsing Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bensham Manor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bensham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stuart Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillett Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillett Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillett Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stuart Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Stuart Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marion Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Norfolk Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gilsland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cassland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cassland Road | Under investigation |
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