Total Crime Rate
196.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Southbridge 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Croydon Flyover | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thanet Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thanet Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thanet Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thanet Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hillside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitgift Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Croydon Flyover | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Waldrons | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | The Waldrons | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | The Waldrons | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wandle Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waldronhyrst | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Waldronhyrst | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wandle Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bramley Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramley Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spices Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wandle Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brafferton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brafferton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Keen'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Keen'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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