Total Crime Rate

116.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.4 7/10
  • Drugs 23.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Macclesfield Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shirley North , and the 315th 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 Macclesfield Road (SE25 4RY) in the last 12 months was 116.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Macclesfield Road (SE25 4RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodside Way, 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 Macclesfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shoreham Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knole Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Knole Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knole Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodside Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shoreham Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodside Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Shoreham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Medway Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Macclesfield Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Macclesfield Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cumberland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Long Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Estcourt Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Long Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Long Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rusthall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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