Total Crime Rate

354.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 354.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 155.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 88.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Robbery 29.5 10/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Whitehorse Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 53rd 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 Whitehorse Lane (SE25 6XB) in the last 12 months was 354.2 per 1,000 residents and was 292.8% higher than the Bensham Manor average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 88.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehorse Lane (SE25 6XB), 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 Whitehorse Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Michael Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Michael Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmesdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wrights Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peace Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Drugs Wooderson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wooderson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wooderson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wooderson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wrights Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Holmewood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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
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Data Sources

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