Total Crime Rate

105.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 105.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 29.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Howley Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 355th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howley Road (CR0 1AY) in the last 12 months was 105.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howley Road (CR0 1AY), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 137 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/121)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Surrey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Church Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Duppas Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Croydon Flyover Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Croydon Flyover Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halstead Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halstead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hanover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hanover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Surrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Surrey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Surrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tamworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitgift Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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