Total Crime Rate

81.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Nursery Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 494th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 8RF) in the last 12 months was 81.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Road (CR7 8RF), the main crime hotspot is near B266. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nursery Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pridham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garnet Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garnet Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Garnet Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grange Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Park Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Annsworthy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Annsworthy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Annsworthy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zion Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowland Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B266 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Burton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B266 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilsland Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Gilsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gilsland Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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