Total Crime Rate

119.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 119.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grasmere Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shirley North , and the 306th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Grasmere Road (SE25 4RF) in the last 12 months was 119.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.3% higher than the Shirley North average (77.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grasmere Road (SE25 4RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dundee Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grasmere Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grasmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferndale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Luke'S Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cumberland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Watcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Luke'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Luke'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Luke'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Spring Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleaverholme Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Belmont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dundee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dundee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dundee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oakley Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dundee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ferndale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Estcourt Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodside Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodside Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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