Total Crime Rate
128.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nursery Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 267th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Nursery Road (CR7 8RE) in the last 12 months was 128.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% higher than the Bensham Manor average (91.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (β 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nursery Road (CR7 8RE), the main crime hotspot is near B266. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Saxon Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | B266 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charnwood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Talbot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowland Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | B266 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B266 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | B266 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B266 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | B266 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Charnwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B266 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B266 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B266 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Garnet Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Garnet Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmerston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Palmerston Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charnwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pridham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Broadway Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cotford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadway Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Broadway Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Drive | Under investigation |
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