Bus-related crime in Croydon went down 12.5 per cent over the summer, new figures show.

There were a total of 164 reported offences on the borough's buses between July and September this year, down from 184 in the same period last year. 

The most common crime was theft and handling with 57 offences, accounting for over a third of all the borough's bus crime. 

There were 49 incidences of violence against a person and 23 robberies.