Total Crime Rate

196.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 196.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.8 10/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southbridge Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Southbridge Road (CR0 1AE) in the last 12 months was 196.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% higher than the Broad Green average (172.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southbridge Road (CR0 1AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 197 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Southbridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Croydon Flyover Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thanet Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thanet Place —
Sep 2025Drugs Thanet Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thanet Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hillside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitgift Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Croydon Flyover Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Waldrons Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery The Waldrons Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery The Waldrons Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wandle Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waldronhyrst —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waldronhyrst Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wandle Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bramley Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramley Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spices Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wandle Road —
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brafferton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brafferton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Keen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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