Total Crime Rate

155.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 155.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.4 10/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 43rd highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 197th 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 1AZ) in the last 12 months was 155.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% lower than the Broad Green average (181.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howley Road (CR0 1AZ), 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 (30/111)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Roman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Palace Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Palace Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Palace Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Old Palace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Croydon Flyover Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Croydon Flyover Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Southbridge Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Southbridge Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Southbridge Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Fellmongers Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fellmongers Yard Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halstead Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reeves Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tamworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
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 2026Vehicle crime Bourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Church Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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