Total Crime Rate

119.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Howley Road area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 310th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 119.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howley Road (CR0 1AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Surrey Street. Police recorded 140 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Howley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/117)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Roman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Duppas Hill Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rectory Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rectory Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keeley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Town Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Duppas Hill Terrace Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Whitgift Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitgift Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitgift Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitgift Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitgift Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Davenant Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Davenant Road —
Sep 2025Public order Whitgift Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitgift Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fellmongers Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fellmongers Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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