Total Crime Rate
400.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wooderson Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 41st highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Wooderson Close (SE25 6PJ) in the last 12 months was 400.6 per 1,000 residents and was 336.5% higher than the Bensham Manor average (91.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 181.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wooderson Close (SE25 6PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Wooderson Close. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bensham Manor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmewood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dinsdale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Selhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alverston Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Egerton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehorse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rothesay Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dagmar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sangley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehorse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Huntly Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Huntly Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claret Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Claret Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wooderson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peace Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmewood Road | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.