Shirley West
Middle areaNorth east Croydon. 7,846 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 48% of people in Shirley West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Shirley West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shirley West at a rate of 90.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.0 per 1,000 people across Croydon.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 188 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 152 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 111 |
| Other crime | 103 |
| Vehicle crime | 70 |
| Drug offences | 34 |
| Burglary | 22 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 21 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Shirley West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Shirley West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shirley West at a rate of 90.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.0 per 1,000 people across Croydon.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 83 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Shirley West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (188), violence and sexual offences (152) and anti-social behaviour (111).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Croydon
These figures are published for the whole of Croydon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Croydon and not Shirley West alone. See Croydon
Shirley West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Shirley West was £560,000 in 2025.
Shirley West had 7,631 usual residents at the census.
About 48% of people in Shirley West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Shirley West, 86.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.