Total Crime Rate

123.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.8 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 123.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Walters Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 287th 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 Walters Road (SE25 6LF) in the last 12 months was 123.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 64.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walters Road (SE25 6LF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walters Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peace Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Upper Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Walter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wooderson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wooderson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sangley Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wooderson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sangley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Priory Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burgoyne Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Burgoyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sangley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wooderson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wooderson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selhurst Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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