Total Crime Rate
170.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Aylett Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shirley North , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Aylett Road (SE25 4JY) in the last 12 months was 170.9 per 1,000 residents and was 141.5% higher than the Shirley North average (70.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 94.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 772.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Aylett Road (SE25 4JY), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Shirley North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Seymour Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Watcombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Waverley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooklyn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pottery Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Denmark Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Denmark Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denmark Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oakley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oakley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Watcombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westgate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ingatestone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ferndale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandown Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dundee Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dundee Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brierley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dundee Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westgate Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Dundee Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Westgate Road | Under investigation |
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