Total Crime Rate

116.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 116.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Robbery 18.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Macclesfield Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shirley North , and the 318th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Macclesfield Road (SE25 4RY) in the last 12 months was 116.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Macclesfield Road (SE25 4RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Knole Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Macclesfield Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Macclesfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Long Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Chart Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shoreham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tudor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shoreham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Knole Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knole Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chart Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grasmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knole Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rusthall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Estcourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Macclesfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knole Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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