Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.6 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 62.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 53.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • 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
  • Other crime 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

Clifton Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 449th 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 Clifton Road (SE25 6NJ) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Road (SE25 6NJ), 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 Clifton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selhurst Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmesdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagnall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wooderson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wooderson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wooderson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wooderson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wooderson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peace Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Upper Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sangley Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Farnley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walter'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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