Crime Rate in Broad Green, ward

Broad Green has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 wards in Croydon district and the 363rd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 87th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Broad Green in the last 12 months was 181.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% higher than the Croydon district average (109.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Broad Green’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,085 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 16 cases , down -5.9% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 41.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -12.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,459 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Broad Green ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 245 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Wellington Road (72 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.