Total Crime Rate

103.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 103.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Watson Place area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 367th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Watson Place (SE25 5FA) in the last 12 months was 103.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% higher than the Bensham Manor average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watson Place (SE25 5FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Watson Place, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Towpath Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watson Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Towpath Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Priory Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watson Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickering Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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