Total Crime Rate

7.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.8 1/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Southcote Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shirley North , and the 13th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southcote Road (SE25 4RG) in the last 12 months was 7.8 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% lower than the Shirley North average (77.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around Southcote Road (SE25 4RG), 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 Southcote Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shoreham Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferndale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Belmont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Luke'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cumberland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shoreham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ferndale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dundee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Estcourt Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dundee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dundee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oakley Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodside Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Luke'S Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shoreham Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Spring Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knole Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Knole Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleaverholme Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodside Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knole Close —
Apr 2026Burglary St Luke'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Macclesfield Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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