Crime Rate in Broad Green, ward

Broad Green has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 wards in Croydon district and the 446th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 100th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Broad Green in the last 12 months was 172.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% higher than the Croydon district average (111.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Broad Green’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,019 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 21 cases , down -32.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 88.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -42.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,406 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Broad Green ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Wellington Road. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.