Total Crime Rate

286.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 286.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 113.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 66.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.6 10/10
  • Drugs 25.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Salem Place area has the 24th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 79th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Salem Place (CR0 1AQ) in the last 12 months was 286.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% higher than the Broad Green average (181.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 113.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salem Place (CR0 1AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Surrey Street, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Salem Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/93)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitgift Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitgift Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Whitgift Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whitgift Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitgift Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitgift Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Old Palace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Coombe Street —
Apr 2026Public order Duppas Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Coombe Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wandle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wandle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wandle Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wandle Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Surrey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Surrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Surrey Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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