Total Crime Rate
289.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Temple Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Fairfield , and the 81st 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 Temple Road (CR0 1HT) in the last 12 months was 289.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% lower than the Fairfield average (322.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 260.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 127.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Temple Road (CR0 1HT), the main crime hotspot is near Ledbury Road. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thanet Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Peter'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chatsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Eden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thanet Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thanet Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thanet Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Peter'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Birdhurst Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Birdhurst Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Temple Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Temple Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Temple Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Temple Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birdhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Temple Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heathfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech House Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Heathfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dean Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Temple Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Heathfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Galloway Path | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech House Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mason'S Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mulgrave Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech House Road | Under investigation |
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