Total Crime Rate

135.3 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 135.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Albert Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shirley North , and the 253rd 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 Albert Road (SE25 4LH) in the last 12 months was 135.3 per 1,000 residents and was 91.2% higher than the Shirley North average (70.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (β‰ˆ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Road (SE25 4LH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Albert Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Watcombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Pottery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cromer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hambrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Ingatestone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Watcombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandown Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrington Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrington Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrington Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brierley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Belfast Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seymour Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eldon Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eldon Park β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooklyn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westgate Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Westgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adair Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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