Crime Rates at Brooklyn Grove, London, SE25 4NJ

Brooklyn Grove area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shirley North , and the 176th 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 Brooklyn Grove (SE25 4NJ) in the last 12 months was 173.4 per 1,000 residents and was 145.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brooklyn Grove (SE25 4NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Love Lane, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Notson Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.